http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/yale.edu.1899840791.01899840799 Professor Ben Polak ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio (ECON 159) This course is an introduction to game theory and strategic thinking. Ideas such as dominance, backward induction, Nash equilibrium, evolutionary stability, commitment, credibility, asymmetric information, adverse selection, and signaling are discussed and applied to games played in class and to examples drawn from economics, politics, the movies, and elsewhere. This course was recorded in Fall 2007. Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 01 - Introduction: five first lessons - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 01 - Introduction: five first lessons ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 01 - Introduction: five first lessons - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 01 - Introduction: five first lessons 2584777896 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:03:05 GMT Ben Polak 1:08:32 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 02 - Putting yourselves into other people's shoes - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 02 - Putting yourselves into other people's shoes ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 02 - Putting yourselves into other people's shoes - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 02 - Putting yourselves into other people's shoes 2584336204 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:02:50 GMT Ben Polak 1:08:48 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 03 - Iterative deletion and the median-voter theorem - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 03 - Iterative deletion and the median-voter theorem ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 03 - Iterative deletion and the median-voter theorem - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 03 - Iterative deletion and the median-voter theorem 2583730788 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:04:27 GMT Ben Polak 1:01:19 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 04 - Best responses in soccer and business partnerships - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 04 - Best responses in soccer and business partnerships ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 04 - Best responses in soccer and business partnerships - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 04 - Best responses in soccer and business partnerships 2585905102 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:04:43 GMT Ben Polak 1:12:04 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 05 - Nash equilibrium: bad fashion and bank runs - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 05 - Nash equilibrium: bad fashion and bank runs ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 05 - Nash equilibrium: bad fashion and bank runs - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 05 - Nash equilibrium: bad fashion and bank runs 2583730819 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:06:13 GMT Ben Polak 1:09:13 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 06 - Nash equilibrium: dating and Cournot - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 06 - Nash equilibrium: dating and Cournot ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 06 - Nash equilibrium: dating and Cournot - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 06 - Nash equilibrium: dating and Cournot 2584729196 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:06:21 GMT Ben Polak 1:12:05 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 07 - Nash equilibrium: shopping, standing and voting on a line - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 07 - Nash equilibrium: shopping, standing and voting on a line ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 07 - Nash equilibrium: shopping, standing and voting on a line - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 07 - Nash equilibrium: shopping, standing and voting on a line 2584777970 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:08:34 GMT Ben Polak 1:11:20 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 08 - Nash equilibrium: location, segregation and randomization - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 08 - Nash equilibrium: location, segregation and randomization ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 08 - Nash equilibrium: location, segregation and randomization - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 08 - Nash equilibrium: location, segregation and randomization 2585365428 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:08:04 GMT Ben Polak 1:13:49 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 09 - Mixed strategies in theory and tennis - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 09 - Mixed strategies in theory and tennis ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 09 - Mixed strategies in theory and tennis - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 09 - Mixed strategies in theory and tennis 2585905173 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:09:46 GMT Ben Polak 1:12:52 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 10 - Mixed strategies in baseball, dating and paying your taxes - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 10 - Mixed strategies in baseball, dating and paying your taxes ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 10 - Mixed strategies in baseball, dating and paying your taxes - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 10 - Mixed strategies in baseball, dating and paying your taxes 2584859657 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:10:32 GMT Ben Polak 1:13:31 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 11 - Evolutionary stability: cooperation, mutation, and equilibrium - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 11 - Evolutionary stability: cooperation, mutation, and equilibrium ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 11 - Evolutionary stability: cooperation, mutation, and equilibrium - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 11 - Evolutionary stability: cooperation, mutation, and equilibrium 2583730886 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:11:24 GMT Ben Polak 1:12:05 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 12 - Evolutionary stability: social convention, aggression, and cycles - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 12 - Evolutionary stability: social convention, aggression, and cycles ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 12 - Evolutionary stability: social convention, aggression, and cycles - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 12 - Evolutionary stability: social convention, aggression, and cycles 2584729277 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:12:09 GMT Ben Polak 1:06:05 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 13 - Sequential games: moral hazard, incentives, and hungry lions - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 13 - Sequential games: moral hazard, incentives, and hungry lions ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 13 - Sequential games: moral hazard, incentives, and hungry lions - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 13 - Sequential games: moral hazard, incentives, and hungry lions 2584336343 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:13:08 GMT Ben Polak 1:10:31 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 14 - Backward induction: commitment, spies, and first-mover advantages - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 14 - Backward induction: commitment, spies, and first-mover advantages ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 14 - Backward induction: commitment, spies, and first-mover advantages - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 14 - Backward induction: commitment, spies, and first-mover advantages 2583730921 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:13:38 GMT Ben Polak 1:07:05 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 15 - Backward induction: chess, strategies, and credible threats - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 15 - Backward induction: chess, strategies, and credible threats ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 15 - Backward induction: chess, strategies, and credible threats - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 15 - Backward induction: chess, strategies, and credible threats 2584450780 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:14:48 GMT Ben Polak 1:12:38 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 16 - Backward induction: reputation and duels - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 16 - Backward induction: reputation and duels ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 16 - Backward induction: reputation and duels - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 16 - Backward induction: reputation and duels 2584778069 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:16:40 GMT Ben Polak 1:15:40 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 17 - Backward induction: ultimatums and bargaining - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 17 - Backward induction: ultimatums and bargaining ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 17 - Backward induction: ultimatums and bargaining - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 17 - Backward induction: ultimatums and bargaining 2618313450 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:04:43 GMT Ben Polak 1:10:43 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 18 - Imperfect information: information sets and sub-game perfection - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 18 - Imperfect information: information sets and sub-game perfection ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 18 - Imperfect information: information sets and sub-game perfection - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 18 - Imperfect information: information sets and sub-game perfection 2585905280 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:18:27 GMT Ben Polak 1:15:56 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 19 - Subgame perfect equilibrium: matchmaking and strategic investments - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 19 - Subgame perfect equilibrium: matchmaking and strategic investments ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 19 - Subgame perfect equilibrium: matchmaking and strategic investments - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 19 - Subgame perfect equilibrium: matchmaking and strategic investments 2584336405 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:18:34 GMT Ben Polak 1:17:08 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 20 - Subgame perfect equilibrium: wars of attrition - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 20 - Subgame perfect equilibrium: wars of attrition ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 20 - Subgame perfect equilibrium: wars of attrition - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 20 - Subgame perfect equilibrium: wars of attrition 2620311752 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:05:04 GMT Ben Polak 1:15:35 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 21 - Repeated games: cooperation vs. the end game - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 21 - Repeated games: cooperation vs. the end game ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 21 - Repeated games: cooperation vs. the end game - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 21 - Repeated games: cooperation vs. the end game 2583730991 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:20:15 GMT Ben Polak 1:15:18 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 22 - Repeated games: cheating, punishment, and outsourcing - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 22 - Repeated games: cheating, punishment, and outsourcing ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 22 - Repeated games: cheating, punishment, and outsourcing - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 22 - Repeated games: cheating, punishment, and outsourcing 2584859776 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:22:17 GMT Ben Polak 1:15:46 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 23 - Asymmetric information: silence, signaling and suffering education - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 23 - Asymmetric information: silence, signaling and suffering education ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 23 - Asymmetric information: silence, signaling and suffering education - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 23 - Asymmetric information: silence, signaling and suffering education 2584336435 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:21:50 GMT Ben Polak 1:10:36 Education Yale University ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 24 - Asymmetric information: auctions and the winner's curse - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 24 - Asymmetric information: auctions and the winner's curse ECON 159: Game Theory - Audio - 24 - Asymmetric information: auctions and the winner's curse - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > ECON 159: Game Theory > Audio > 24 - Asymmetric information: auctions and the winner's curse 2583731015 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:23:20 GMT Ben Polak 1:02:27 Education Yale University