Beyond games such as chess, this course aims to enhance students' strategic thinking in complex interactive real-world environments. (Image courtesy of Edward Badley on Flickr. License: CC BY-NC.)
Instructor(s)
Alessandro Bonatti
MIT Course Number
15.025
As Taught In
Spring 2015
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course develops and applies principles of game theory relevant to managers' strategic decisions. Topics include how to reason about strategies and opponents; strategic commitment, reputation, and "irrational" actions; brinkmanship and negotiation; auctions; and the design of markets and contests. Applications to a variety of business decisions that arise in different industries, both within and outside the firm.