AØKK08342U Seminar: Applied Game Theory - Do Your Own Model

Volume 2015/2016
Education

M.Sc. of Economics
The seminar is primarily for students at the MSc of Economics

Content

This seminar invites students to use the tools of game theory (widely defined) to explore a problem/question/issue/phenomenon from economics or another social science by setting up and analyzing their own model.  The range of topics that can be explored is very wide, the only requirement is that students do independent game theoretic modeling. The models can be simple or more complex, what is important is that the modeling provides insights on the chosen topic. All kinds of game theoretic modeling are welcome (non-cooperative, cooperative, behavioral, computational,…).

Learning Outcome

The seminar will provide students with valuable experience in using theoretical modeling to gain new insights on a specific topic in economics (or another social science) and to communicate these insights to their peers.

As Micro III is required for this seminar, students are expected to be familiar with game theory at the level of Gibbons: A Primer in Game Theory. This textbook can therefore also be used as a refresher (and there are many other textbooks at this level or below). Some more advanced textbooks that could be useful are: Fudenberg and Tirole: Game Theory and Osborne and Rubinstein: A Course in Game Theory (free version available on Ariel Rubinstein’s homepage: arielrubinstein.tau.ac.il). Given the wide range of topics that are possible in this seminar, I will not provide a list of literature here, but you are welcome to contact me for suggestions.

B.Sc. of Economics and Micro C/Micro III must have been followed.
Planning meeting ind the begining of the semester,informed by the teacher, writing seminar paper during the semester and presentations at the end of the semester. More informations will be uploaded at Absalon by the teacher.

Independent studies/modeling with some supervision during the process

2-3 meetings (lasting 1-2 hours each) early in the semester. Two full days of presentations and discussions later in the semester. The time spend on reading, working on the model, and writing the seminar paper should reflect the 7,5 ECTS points workload.

First meeting: Monday February 8, 2016, 14-17
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Preparation
  • 186
  • Seminar
  • 20
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
A written seminar paper.
Papers can be written individually or in groups of two students (please make sure that you are aware of the formal rules about joint papers).

Included in the seminar is an oral presentation for the others participans at the seminar. For presentation of joint papers, the time should be split equally between the two students. The time for the presentation is approximately 1 hour for each paper (20 minuts presentation, 20 minuts for the opponents, 20 minuts for general discussion), more for joint papers.
Exam registration requirements

Attendance on the seminar. The mandatory commitment paper and seminar paper have been handed in at deadline.

Aid

Al aids for the written seminarpaper.

For the oral presentation the slices for the presentation. The teather can specifiy what els is allowed.

Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
External censorship
up to 20 % censorship at the seminarpaper
Exam period

Deadline handing in Commitment paper: March 1 2016

Deadline pre-paper: April 3, 2016 (tentative)

Presentationmeetings: April 13 and 15, 2016 (tentative)

Deadline handing in final seminar paper: May 15 2016

For enrolled students more information about examination, exam/re-sit, rules etc. is available at the student intranet for Examination (English) and student intranet for Examination (KA-Danish).

Re-exam

Submission of a written assignment and an oral exam in which you may be examined in the presentations of the other students participating in the seminar during the enrolment period in question.

Criteria for exam assesment

The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course.