Lectures in Research Methods in Microeconomics for PhD  Students

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Lectures in Research Methods in Microeconomics - Ph.D. Sapienza School of Economics


TEACHING MATERIAL A.A. 2022/2023


Basics Concepts of Game Theory

Strategic, Extensive, Coalitional and Network Form Games

Existence of a Nash Equilibrium for Finite and Infinite Games

Applications to Quantity and Price Oligopoly Games

Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibria

Refinements of Nash Equilibria: Subgame Perfectness, Trembling Hand Perfectness, 

Evolutionary Stability, Social Norms of Behavior

Bayesian Games, Harsanyi's Transformation and Bayesian Nash Equilibrium


Slides:  Lectures 1-2-3


Some Suggested Open Source References:


Nolan McCarty and Adam Meirowitz, (2007), Political Game Theory. Princeton University Press (available here)

Martin J. Osborne and Ariel Rubinstein (2020) Models in Microeconomic Theory (available here

Yoav Shoham and Kevin Leyton-Brown,  Multiagent Systems, Algorithmic, Game-Theoretic, and Logical Foundations (available here



TEACHING MATERIAL A.A. 2020/2021


Slides


Lectures 1-2 


Lectures 3-4


Lectures 5-7


Program - Microeconomics


Academic Year 2020-2021 - Prof. MARCO A. MARINI


The aim of this course is to introduce the basic ingredients underlying the 

theory of choice in atomistic as well as in strategic environments. 


DETAILED PROGRAM


1. Introduction


Individual, Strategic and Behavioral Models in Microeconomics


2. The Theory of Choice


Finite Sets of Actions and Outcomes

Continuous Outcome Spaces

Utility Theory

Utility representations on Continuous Outcome Spaces

Spatial Preferences


3. Choice Under Uncertainty


The Finite Case

Risk Preferences

Critiques of Expected Utility Theory


4. Basic Game Theory


Strategic, Extensive and Coalitional Form Games

Solutions to Normal Form Games

Pure and Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibria

Refining Nash Equilibria

Evolutionary Stability

Social Norms of Behavior


Suggested References:


Nolan McCarty and Adam Meirowitz, (2007), Political Game Theory. Princeton University Press, chapters 2-3 (available here)

Martin J. Osborne and Ariel Rubinstein (2020) Models in Microeconomic Theory, chapters 1-2.(available here

Yoav Shoham and Kevin Leyton-Brown,  Multiagent Systems, Algorithmic, Game-Theoretic, and Logical Foundations, 

chapter 3. (available here


TEACHING MATERIAL A. A. 2019/2020


Slides


Lectures 1-2


Lectures 3-4


Lectures 5-6