LECTURE SERIES

GAME THEORY

WED 5, 12, 19 AND 26 NOV, AND 3 DEC – 19:30 TO 21:30

Karl Dittrich Hall, Student Services Centre, Bonnefantenstraat 2

Prof. Hans Peters
Emeritus Professor Mathematical Economics and Game Theory, UM
Prof. Arno Riedl
Full Professor Public Economics, UM
Bas Dietzenbacher, PhD
Assistant Professor Quantitative Economics and Game Theory, UM
Monica Salvioli, PhD
Assistant Professor Mathematical Biology Department of Advanced Computing Sciences, UM

Andrés Perea, PhD

Associate Professor Epistemic Game Theory, UM

 

Game Theory is centred around mathematical models of conflict and cooperation. It plays an increasingly important role in many branches of science, such as economics, biology, computer science, psychology, political science, law and medicine. The societal relevance of Game Theory is also illustrated by the fact that quite a few game theorists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, like 'beautiful mind’ John Nash in 1994. Nearly everyone has heard of the Prisoners' Dilemma, but what is really the issue? In these lectures, we introduce the basic concepts and examine several branches of this exciting field.

 

The individual lectures

1. Introduction to Game Theory (Peters / 5 Nov)
2. Experimental and Behavioral Game Theory (Riedl / 12 Nov)

3. Applications of Cooperative Game Theory / Internet Platforms (Dietzenbacher / 19 Nov)
4. Matching and Organ Donations (Salvioli / 26 Nov)
5. Epistemic Game Theory (Perea / 3 Dec)

Costs of the whole series
UM students €10 / UM employees and students from other schools €25 / Others €50