Slides for the MA course, Autumn 2009

1. Introduction

• Slides on oligopoly, games, behaviour and economic evolution: view pdf | print [rev. 20 Oct 2009]

2. Game theory and economic modelling

• Slides: view pdf | print [rev. 22 Oct 2009]
• Literature: David M. Kreps (1990), Game Theory and Economic Modelling, Oxford: Clarendon.

3. Game Theoretic Studies of Duopoly Models

• Slides: view pdf | print [rev. 28 Oct 2009]
• Literature: Varian, Chs 27-28 + Kreps.

4. Developing oligopoly models

• Slides: view pdf | print [rev. 30 Oct 2009]
• Literature: see below.

5. Oligopoly models: Bertrand and after

• Slides: view pdf | print [rev. 5 Nov 2009]
• Literature: see below.

6. Stochastic models of industrial dynamics

• Slides: view pdf | print [rev. 5 Nov 2009]
• Literature: Ask me.

Some of the literature

• David M. Kreps (1990), A Course in Microeconomic Theory, New York: Harvester Wheatsheaf, Chapter 10 plus pp. 443-449. Augustin Cournot (1988), Of the competition of producers, in Daughety (ed.), pp. 63-72. Joseph Bertrand (1988), Review of Walras's Théorie mathématique de la richesse sociale and Cournot's Reserches sur les principles mathématiques de la théorie des richesses, in Daughety, pp. 73-81. Paul M. Sweezy (1939), Demand under conditions of oligopoly, Journal of Political Economy, 47: 568-573.