Postgraduate Course: Information and Strategic Behaviour (ECNM11040)
Course Outline
School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | The course aims to provide students who are already familiar with basic concepts of game theory with a deep understanding of the interaction between information & especially asymmetric information & and strategic interaction among people. As this topic lies at the heart of the intersection between the disciplines of informatics and economics, it is perfectly suited for the specialism.
This is the PG version of the UG course ECNM10013 - Economics of Strategic Behaviour. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Please contact the Economics PG Office to request a place on this course. (email sgpe@ed.ac.uk or tel 51 1764) |
Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
To learn how to frame strategic situations where people hold different information as Bayesian games.
To learn how to solve Bayesian games using the solution concepts of Bayesian Nash and Perfect Bayesian Equilibria.
To learn how to evaluate the efficiency of trading mechanisms.
To become familiar with the issues surrounding strategic communication.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Ed Hopkins
Tel: (0131 6)50 3061
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Course secretary | Miss Sophie Bryan
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
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