This course work accounts for 75% of the module mark and covers the following learning outcomes:
1 Examine the relevance and position of game theory in economic research.
2 Differentiate between types of games and their uses in strategic thinking.
3 Analyse different games and use a variety of tools to find equilibrium.
4 Contrast the approaches and predictions of standard economic versus behavioural models.
5 Understand the underlying structures driving human behaviour in economic situations.
6 Appraise appropriate methods to identify and study observed behavioural phenomena.
