Game Theory - Video

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(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.

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  • SenseiP
    Online learning
    I enjo this studying method cause i can think and write and listen at the same time and ask questions and it will be answered cause the depth of the course! 5 star matrial
  • VincenzoC
    Brilliant.
    Simply brilliant execution.
  • Lupita1209
    Game
    UNO
  • Tim715
    Great class, hard to read though
    Very interesting class, I wish the video resolution were a little better as it is very difficult to read the professor's writing on the board.
  • LiL Ebi
    NFC
    Gbvv
  • benjamin WU
    good at it
    Good at it
  • JGatsby
    Fantastic class
    Ben Polack is an amazing teacher and this is a fascinating subject. I had read a couple of books on Game Theory before taking this class but always felt lost after the first few chapters. This class has finally helped me get the basic concepts. Polack has just the right mix of math, big ideas, an occasional joke, and involving the whole class in playing various games right in the class. He's really helped me understand Game Theory as I never could just by reading.
  • Jed Calloway
    Really enjoying this class.
    The teacher is excellent. The classes are very well structured. And the topic is fascinating. Thank you.
  • Comp1boy
    Great teacher and course
    As others have said this is a great course with a great teacher. To date the lesson notes and summaries are only available directly from Yales website and not through iTunes U.
  • Astrolion5
    Awesome
    Thanks Yale for this awesome resource
  • Mercury2wo
    OMG! I was in a Yale Lecture!!
    I have always regretted not being able to attend one of the Ivy Leagues and always wondered what a class there would be like! It is magical! The professor has great sense of humor and passionate about the lecture! I am gonna live the entire course! Thanks Yale!!
  • GLoring
    Fun
    The most entertaining and informative online course I have had the pleasure of listening to.
  • Devilllll280
    awesome !
    Very good series of lectures . . and Itunes U is such a great resource !
  • abetz14
    Awesome
    It's refreshing to watch a professor teaching something that he clearly has a passion for in a way that is engaging and entertaining for his students. I wish I could "take" more of his classes via iTunesU...
  • cookthebook
    Very engaging
    I enjoy listening to this course because the student interaction and of course all the games.
  • trumpets.r.me
    Great
    I haven't seen all of the lectures yet, but from the ones I have, I've been impressed. I'll update this review after I've seen everything.
  • Ocgene
    Good overview
    Used it as a preview to a phd class in the subject.
  • okhabin
    Brilliant
    Brilliant teacher with somewhat hard to understand British accent but overall the class was very good and easy to understand, even for high school junior. Looking forward to go Yale univ.
  • raygardner
    Fantastic
    Very good class. Anyone interested in game theory, strategy and/or negotiating should "attend" this class.
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