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POLISCI 153

Strategy: Introduction to Game Theory (POLISCI 354)

UNITS:4-5
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-FR

This course provides an introduction to strategic reasoning. We discuss ideas such as the commitment problem, credibility in signaling, cheap talk, moral hazard and adverse selection. Concepts are developed through games played in class, and applied to politics, business and everyday life.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 28392
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Acharya, Avidit
units
Discussion 1Open
ID: 28393
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Wednesday
TIME:5:30 PM – 6:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
units
Discussion 2Open
ID: 28394
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:Friday
TIME:8:30 AM – 9:20 AM
LOCATION:TBD
units

POLISCI 153: Strategy: Introduction to Game Theory (POLISCI 354)

4-5 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: WAY-FR

This course provides an introduction to strategic reasoning. We discuss ideas such as the commitment problem, credibility in signaling, cheap talk, moral hazard and adverse selection. Concepts are developed through games played in class, and applied to politics, business and everyday life.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Discussion — Friday 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — Wednesday 5:30 PM – 6:20 PM (Undergrad)
  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM — Acharya, Avidit (Undergrad)

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