POL3044 — Game Theory
This course provides an overview of game theory and its applications to political science. Students are introduced to game theoretic concepts such as Nash equilibrium, subgame perfection, and signaling. These concepts and others can be applied to examine a variety of political phenomena, including candidate competition, fund-raising, political posturing, executive-legislative bargaining, and much more. While many applications of game theory are political in nature, some of the applications will be drawn from the world of economics and everyday life. pre-req: minimum of 30 credits or instructor consent