Postgraduate Course: Information and Strategic Behaviour (ECNM11040)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Economics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course aims to provide students who are already familiar with basic concepts of game theory with a deep understanding of the interaction between information & especially asymmetric information & and strategic interaction among people. As this topic lies at the heart of the intersection between the disciplines of informatics and economics, it is perfectly suited for the specialism. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Weeks |
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Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Rm 2.12, Appleton Tower | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Rm 2.12, Appleton Tower |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To learn how to frame strategic situations where people hold different information as Bayesian games.
To learn how to solve Bayesian games using the solution concepts of Bayesian Nash and Perfect Bayesian Equilibria.
To learn how to evaluate the efficiency of trading mechanisms.
To become familiar with the issues surrounding strategic communication.
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Assessment Information
| 20% take-home exam, plus 80% two-hour degree exam in April/May. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jozsef Sakovics
Tel: (0131 6)50 3840
Email: Jozsef.Sakovics@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lorna Aitken
Tel: (0131 6)50 8363
Email: L.Aitken@ed.ac.uk |
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