Game Theory Online
Matthew O. Jackson
Stanford University
Kevin Leyton-Brown
University of British Columbia
Stanford University
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Our introductory course Game Theory I runs continuously on Coursera. You can register for the course at this link. | ||
Our advanced course Game Theory II runs continuously on Coursera. You can register for the course at this link. | ||
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We've created a YouTube channel to serve as a permanently accessible home for all of the videos from Game Theory I and Game Theory II. This should make it easier for those who want to watch one of our lectures outside of one of our online course offerings. |
Game Theory
Popularized by movies such as "A Beautiful Mind", game theory is the
mathematical modeling of strategic interaction among rational (and
irrational) agents. Beyond what we call 'games' in common language, such
as chess, poker, soccer, etc., it includes the modeling of conflict
among nations, political campaigns, competition among firms, and trading
behavior in markets such as the NYSE. How could you begin to model eBay,
Google keyword auctions, and peer to peer file-sharing networks, without
accounting for the incentives of the people using them?
Our Free, Online Courses
- Game Theory I: an introductory course on game theory, with theoretical foundations and practical applications.
- Game Theory II: a more advanced course covering some of the key applications of game theory: social choice, mechanism design, and auctions.