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Decks in this class (13)

1. The World of Game Theory
What is game theory 1,
What can game theory help with 2,
What is the approach of game theo...
7  cards
2. The Nature of the Game
What is pure strategy 1,
What is deterrence 2,
What is a mixed strategy 3
11  cards
3. The Real Life Chessboard - Sequential Games
What are sequential games 1,
What are simultaneous games 2,
What is a game tree 3
13  cards
4. Life's Little Games - The 2x2 Classic Game
What are the four 2x2 classic gam...,
What is a 2x2 game 2,
How does a coordination game work 3
8  cards
5. Guessing Right - Simultaneous Move Games
What is a zero sum game 1,
What is minimaxing 2,
What is maximining 3
14  cards
6-9: Applications, Chance, Constant Sum Games, Mixed Strategies and Nonzero Sum Games
What is an incredible promise 1,
What are the three different kind...,
What is expected value 3
6  cards
10-11: Threats, Promises, Commitments; Credibility, Deterrence, Compliance
What is a strategic move 1,
What is a commitment 2,
What is a promise 3
17  cards
12. Incomplete and Imperfect Information
What are games of incomplete info...,
What are games of imperfect infor...,
What is asymmetric information 3
10  cards
13. Whom Can You Trust? Signaling and Screening
What is signaling 1,
What is screening 2,
What is a semiseparating equilibr...
5  cards
14-15: Encouraging Productivity; Repeated Games
What are incentives 1,
What is a supergame 2,
What is a stage game 3
7  cards
16. Does This Stuff Really Work?
What is the theoretical mismatch ...,
What is behavioral game theory 2,
What is the insula reaction 3
5  cards
17. The Tragedy of the Commons
What are collective action games 1,
How can collective action games b...,
What is a free rider 3
6  cards
18. Games in Motion - Evolutionary Game Theory
What is a phenotype 1,
What is a monomorphic population 2,
What is a polymorphic population 3
6  cards

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