Game Theory for Social Scientists - YMH558

• Title: Game Theory for Social Scientists
• Guaranteed by: Programme Historical Sociology (24-HS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Humanities
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 4
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, MC [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (40)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: Czech
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Is provided by: YMN0HHR
• Note: priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: Ing. Petr Špecián, Ph.D.
• Incompatibility : YBAJ225, YBA211, YMN0HHR
• Is incompatible with: YBAJ257, YBAJ225, YMN0HHR, YMN164

Annotation

English

Is strategic thinking confined to battlefield? Or is it an important part of our everyday lives? The seminar in strategic interaction and decision-making will show the omnipresence of strategic deliberation. We will get acquainted with an approach known in economics as well as other social sciences as "game theory". It will allow us to see the behavior of rational agents like firms, political parties and (at least sometimes) also ourselves from a new angle. Despite the name of the seminar, our interest in games and strategies will not be just theoretical.

Last update: Plass Martina, Bc. (17.04.2023)

Czech

Setkáme se se strategickým myšlením jen na bojišti, nebo je důležitou součástí našeho každodenního života? Seminář strategické interakce a rozhodování se pokusí ukázat, že strategické úvahy jsou všudypřítomné. Seznámení s přístupem známým v ekonomii i jiných společenských vědách jako "teorie her" nám umožní vidět chování racionálních agentů, jako jsou firmy, politické strany, nebo (aspoň občas) i my sami, v nové perspektivě. Hrami se budeme navzdory názvu semináře zabývat nejen teoreticky.

Last update: Plass Martina, Bc. (17.04.2023)

Syllabus

1. Introduction to Strategic Game

2. Anticipating Your Rival’s Response

3. Seeing through Your Rival’s Strategy

4. Resolving the Prisoners’ Dilemma

5. Strategic Moves

6. Credible Commitments

7. Unpredictability

8. Brinkmanship

9. Cooperation and Coordination

10. The Strategy of Voting

11. Bargaining

12. Incentives

Last update: Plass Martina, Bc. (17.04.2023)