| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Rationality | |
| 3 | Nash Equilibrium | |
| 4 | (Un)predictable Outcomes | |
| 5 | Application: Strategic Trade Policy | Problem Set 1 due |
| 6 | Designing Games and Influencing Outcomes | |
| 7 | Backward Induction | |
| 8 | Bargaining | Prepare Worksheet for Right of First Refusal |
| 9 | Wars of Attrition | Problem Set 2 due |
| 10 | Team Presentations: Project Proposals | Project Proposals due |
| 11 | Dynamic Price Competition | |
| 12 | Introduction to Repeated Interaction | |
| 13 | Long-run Relationships | |
| 14 | Application: Tacit Coordination | |
| 15 | Games with Asymmetric Information | |
| 16 | Introduction to Auctions | |
| 17 | Online Auctions | |
| 18 | Designing Auctions and Other Markets | |
| 19 | Costly Signaling vs. Cheap Talk | Prepare Worksheet for Poker Game |
| 20 | Credibility and Reputation | |
| 21 | Application: Cold War Politics | Project Progress Reports due |
| 22 | Team Project Presentations | |
| 23 | Team Project Presentations (cont.) | Final Projects due in Class |
