Undergrad Game Theory

I Got 99 Problems but Solvin’ PBEs Ain’t One is a collection of over 100 game theory problems, with tex source included. These problems can be used for any non-commercial purpose, e.g., teaching, with no attribution.

Normal Form Games
01 — Definition of a Game
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02— Dominance and Nash Equilibrium
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03— Simple Environments
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04— Cournot Competition
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05— Braess’ Paradox
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06— Spatial Competition
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07— Consumer Privacy
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08— Political Competition
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09— Cleaning the Apartment
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10— Tragedy of the Commons
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11— Cybsersecurity
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Mixed Strategies
12 — Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibrium
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13 — Multilateral Cooperation
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14 — Reporting Wrongdoing
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15 — Pressure Campaigns
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Dynamic Games
16 — Intro to Dynamic Games
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17 — Nash Equilibrium and Credibility
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18 — Sequential Games
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19 — Judo Economics
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21 — Moral Hazard
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22 — Team Incentives
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24 — Incentive Reversal
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25 — War of Attrition
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26 — Taking Initiative
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Repeated Games
27 — Repeated Games and Unraveling
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28 — Cooperation and the Folk Theorem
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29 — Collusion in Markets
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30 — Double Moral Hazard
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31 — Help!
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Bayesian Games
32 — Intro to Bayesian Games
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33 — Attack/Defense
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34 — Joust
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35 — Trade and Private Information
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36 — Auctions as Bayesian Games
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37 — Bidding and Revenue in Auctions
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38 — Market for Lemons
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39 — Adverse Selection and Hiring
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40 — Beneficial Selection
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Dynamic Bayesian Games
41 — Intro to Dynamic Bayesian Games
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42 — Education as a Signal
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43 — Stock Recommendations
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44 — “Yes Men”
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Grad Agency Theory

These notes are very much a work in progress. Comments most welcome!

01 — The moral hazard problem • download
02 — Variations of the moral hazard problem • download
03 — Screening • download
04 — Adverse selection/information aggregation • download