Description:

Decision-making theory, utility theory. Explicit form games, backward induction. Normal form games. Antagonistic conflict, matrix games. Repeated games, evolutionary game theory. Cooperative games without transferable payoffs. Cooperative games with transferable payoffs (imputation, core, Shapley value, nucleolus). Applications of game theory above all in economics and transportation.

Recommended literature:

Bierman, H.; Fernandez, L.: Game Theory with Economic Applications. Addison-Wesley, 1993.
Hykšová, M.: Game Theory. FD ČVUT, Prague, 2008.
Morris, P.: Introduction to Game Theory. Springer-Verlag, 1994.

Keywords:

Game theory; explicit-form game; normal-form game; bimatrix game; antagonistic game; matrix game; repeated game; cooperative game.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar