課程資訊
課程名稱
 賽局、資訊與策略
Games，information and Strategies 
開課學期
 100-2 
授課對象
 管理學院  商學研究所  
授課教師
 江炯聰 
課號
 MBA7022 
課程識別碼
 741 M5060 
班次
  
學分
 3 
全/半年
 半年 
必/選修
 選修 
上課時間
 星期四A,B,C(18:25~21:05) 
上課地點
 管一會二 
備註
 本課程中文授課,使用英文教科書。
總人數上限：60人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
 http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1002game 
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課程概述

This course will focus on how to apply the basic principles of game theory and information economics in strategic thinking. The main content will follow the framework of Dixit et al. (2009). More specifically, this course is organized into three parts:

Part I: Concepts and techniques
1 Rationality and equilibrium
2 Non-cooperative and cooperative games
3 Sequential and simultaneous moves
4 Discrete and continuous strategies
5 Zero-sum and non-zero-sum games
6 Pure and mixed strategies

Part II: Some broad classes of games and strategies
7 Uncertainty and information
8 Strategic moves
9 Prisoners’ dilemma and repeated games
10 Collective-action games
11 Evolutionary games
12 Mechanism design

Part III: Applications to specific strategic situations
13 Brinkmanship
14 Strategy and voting
15 Bidding strategy and auction design
16 Bargaining
17 Markets and competition

It is worth noting that this course has its theoretical basis attributed to many of the Nobel laureates in economics, including:

2009 - Elinor Ostrom, Oliver E. Williamson
2007 - Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin, Roger B. Myerson
2005 - Robert J. Aumann, Thomas C. Schelling
2001 - George A. Akerlof, A. Michael Spence, Joseph E. Stiglitz
1996 - James A. Mirrlees, William Vickrey
1994 - John C. Harsanyi, John F. Nash Jr., Reinhard Selten
1993 - Douglass C. North
1991 - Ronald H. Coase
1986 - James M. Buchanan Jr.
1982 - George J. Stigler
1978 - Herbert A. Simon
1974 - Friedrich A. von Hayek
1972 - Kenneth J. Arrow

 

課程目標
 Students know the principles of game theory and information economics and their strategic applications. 
課程要求
 Evaluation will be on the basis of the following: assignments 30%, midterm exam 30%, final exam 30%, and class participation 10%.
 
預期每週課後學習時數
  
Office Hours
  
指定閱讀
 Dixit, A., S. Skeath and D. Reiley (2009), Games of Strategy (3rd ed.), W.W.
Norton & Company. (For beginners)
Rasmusen, E. (2006), Games and Information: An Introduction to Game Theory
(4th edition), Blackwell. (Optional for more advanced study)  
參考書目
 For this course two books are used as textbooks:
Dixit, A., S. Skeath and D. Reiley (2009), Games of Strategy (3rd ed.), W.W.
Norton & Company. (For beginners)
Rasmusen, E. (2006), Games and Information: An Introduction to Game Theory
(4th edition), Blackwell. (Optional for more advanced study)

Some relevant readings with different foci and for different study purposes
are suggested below:
張維迎(2004), 《博奕論與信息經濟學》, 上海三聯. (Recommended for intermediate-
level study)
McCain, R. (2003), Game Theory: A Non-Technical Introduction to the Analysis
of Strategy, South-Western College Publication. (At introductory level)
Poundstone, W. (1992), Prisoner’s Dilemma, Anchor Books. (A seminal work on
prisoner’s dilemma)
Schelling, T. (1960), The Strategy of Conflict, Harvard University Press.
(Special topic on nuclear war and peace)
Schelling, T. (1984), Choice and Consequence, Harvard University Press.
Dixit, A. and B.J. Nalebuff (2008), The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist’s
Guide to Success in Business and Life, W.W. Norton & Company. (Applications
of game theory written for the public)
Baird, D., R. Gertner and R. Picker (1994), Game Theory and the Law, Harvard
University Press.
Camerer, C.F. (2003), Behavioral Game Theory: Experiments in Strategic
Interaction, Princeton University Press.
Brandenburger, A.M. and B.J. Nalebuff (1997), Co-Opetition: A Revolution
Mindset That Combines Competition and Cooperation: The Game Theory Strategy
That’s Changing the Game of Business, Currency. (Business applications of
game theory in value net analysis)
Axelrod, R. (2006), The Evolution of Cooperation, Basic Books. (Computer
simulation for evolutionary game theory)
Ghemawat, P. (2002), Games Businesses Play: Cases and Models, The MIT Press.
(Case studies of business competitive strategy)
Campbell, D.E. (2006), Incentives: Motivation and the Economics of Information
(2nd ed.), Cambridge University Press.
 
評量方式
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課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
 2/23  Part 1: Introduction and general principles
1.1 Basic ideas and examples
1.2 How to think about strategic games
 
第2週
 3/01  Part 2: Concepts and techniques
2.1 Rationality and equilibrium
2.2 Non-cooperative and cooperative games 
第3週
 3/08  2.3 Sequential and simultaneous moves
2.5 Zero-sum and non-zero-sum games  
第4週
 3/15  2.6 Pure and mixed strategies 
第5週
 3/22  2.4 Discrete and continuous strategies 
第6週
 3/29  Part 3: Some broad classes of games and strategies 3.1 Uncertainty and information 
第7週
 4/05  Spring Vacation 
第8週
 4/12  3.2 Strategic moves  
第9週
 4/19  Movie Dr. Strangelove and discussion 
第10週
 4/26  Midterm Exam 
第11週
 5/03  3.3 Prisoners’ dilemma and repeated games 
第12週
 5/10  3.4 Collective-action games 3.5 Evolutionary games 
第13週
 5/17  3.6 Mechanism design 
第14週
 5/24  Part 4: Applications to specific strategic situations 4.1 Brinkmanship 
第15週
 5/31  4.2 Strategy and voting 
第16週
 6/07  4.3 Bidding strategy and auction design 
第18週
 6/21  Final Exam