Teaching

Link to the Israeli Economy Course I taught in UCSD during my sabbatical in 2022-3

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Introduction to Game Theory and Strategic Thinking (International MBA, Spring)

Brief syllabus (Link to detailed syllabus): This course introduces game theory and strategic thinking. Through an informal approach and a basic level of math, students will learn key concepts such as backward induction, dominance, Nash equilibrium, mixed strategies, commitment, and credibility. These concepts will be applied to games played in class and real-world examples from various fields including economics, finance, management, and politics. The goal of the course is to equip students with the ability to recognize strategic situations, analyze them, and understand how their actions may influence the decisions of others.

Main textbook: Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. J. Nalebuff, The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life, By WW Norton & Company, 2008, Amazon link.   

Slides: 

Presentation 1 (May 17th) - Introduction: pdf

Presentation 2 (May 24th) - Sequential games with perfect information: pdf 

Presentation 3 (May 31st) - Prisoners' dilemmas: pdf

Presentation 4 (June 14th)

Presentation 5 (June 21th)

Practice exam questions: 

TBD