Microeconomic Theory I-1: Behavioral Game Theory (個體經濟理論一：行為賽局論部分)

NTU (Fall 2010)

Time: Wednesday, 2:20-4:20pm, and Friday, 2:20-5:20pm, at 經大講堂

TA: Jack Shu-yu Liu (r99323001 "at" ntu.edu.tw)

Office Hour: Wednesday 4:20-5:20pm (after class) or by Email appointment

Syllabus and Reading List

Textbooks and References:

• Textbook:       Colin F. Camerer, Behavioral Game Theory, Princeton University Press, 2003. (BGT)

• Class notes:   John G. Riley, Essential Microeconomic Theory, Cambridge University Press, forthcoming. (EMT; Chapter 9)

• Presentation:  Dan Ariely, The Upside of Irrationality, HarperCollins, 2010.

• Part 2 Textbook: Varian, Microeconomic Analysis, 3rd edition, Norton, 1992.

Class Topics:

[ 9 /15] Introduction: Behavioral Game Theory (BGT, Ch.1)
               [HW0]

[ 9 /17] Review 1: Games and Strategy Equilibrium (BGT, A1.1, EMT9.1)
               Basic Principles of Experimental Design (BGT, A1.2)
               Student Presentation 1: Ariely, Ch.1; OW(2010)
               [HW9.1]

[ 9 /22] Holiday (Moon Festival) [HW1]

[ 9 /24] Review 2: Multi-Stage Games (BGT, A1.1, EMT9.2)
               Student Presentation 2: Ariely, Ch.2
               [HW9.2]

[ 9 /29] Mixed-Strategy Equilibrium (BGT, Ch.3)
               [Quiz 1] [HW2]

[10/ 1 ] MSE Example: LUPI (BGT, Ch.3)
               Student Presentation 3: Ariely, Ch.3; OWCC(2010)
               [HW9.6]

[10/ 6  ] Level-k Reasoning and Initial Response (BGT, Ch.5a and Crawford notes)
               [Quiz 2]  [HW3]

[10/ 8 ] Review 3: Games of Incomplete Information (BGT, A1.1, EMT9.6)
               Student Presentation 4: Ariely, Ch.4; CHW(2010)
               [HW9.7]

[10/13] Dominance-Solvable Games (BGT, Ch.5a)
               [Quiz 3]  [HW4]

[10/15] Dominance-Solvable Games (BGT, Ch.5a)
               Student Presentation 5: Ariely, Ch.5; B-DV(2010)

[10/20] Review 4: Games with Private Information (BGT, Ch.7, EMT9.7)
               [Quiz 4]  [HW5]

[10/22] Social Preferences: Ultimatum, Dictator and Trust Games (BGT, Ch.2)
               Other regarding preferences chapter of the new Handbook of Experimental Economics Vol.2
               Student Presentation 6: Ariely, Ch.6; Chen (2010)

[10/27] Social Preferences: Ultimatum, Dictator and Trust Games (BGT, Ch.2)    
               [Quiz 5]  [HW6]

[10/29] Signaling, Reputation, and Cheap Talk (BGT, Ch.8)
               Student Presentation 7: Ariely, Ch.7; BT (2010)

[11/ 3 ] Signaling, Reputation, and Cheap Talk (BGT, Ch.8)
               [Quiz 6] 

[11/ 5 ] Review 5: How to Solve Homework 5
               Auction chapter of the new Handbook of Experimental Economics Vol.2)
               Student Presentation 8: Ariely, Ch.8; Haile (2001)

[11/10] Student Presentation 9: Ariely, Ch.9-10; EER (2010), WQ (2010) [HW7 - Programming]

[11/12] Midterm Exam (Final Exam for Behavioral Game Theory)

[Part 2 taught by Professor Hui-Wen Koo]