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MIT OpenCourseWare
Game Theory for Managers
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- Instructor
- Prof. David McAdams
- Term
- Spring 2004
- Level
- Graduate
- What's inside
- 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 30 other files · 5 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 15.040 Game Theory for Managers, Spring 2004, Prof. David McAdams — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Before you start
Prerequisites are not listed here. Check MIT's own syllabus for this course.
How this course was organized
What's here, and what isn't
- A lecture sequence of 11 items is confirmed. Assignment and exam materials exist too, but MIT's own order for them could not be verified, so they're shown as materials below rather than a sequence.
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5 items from the source could not be safely included:
- MIT's page format for this item wasn't recognized clearly enough to place it safely. (4 items)
- Referenced in a table, but without MIT's own verified order, so it isn't used to claim a sequence.
Materials by section
Grouped by section, as MIT organized them. Not sequenced or ordered.
Lecture Notes
11 files
- Introduction Introduction to the course with examples. Download
- Rationality? Download
- Equilibrium I Download
- Equilibrium II More on evolution. Games with sequential moves and subgame-perfect equilibria. Download
- Commitment Strategic value of credible commitments. Download
- Strategic Substitutes and Strategic Complements Download
- Application: Entering a Market Download
- Application: Brinksmanship Strategic escalation of threats. Wars of attrition. Download
- Auctions Download
- Uncertainty and Information Download
- Reputation and Strategic Irrationality Download
Assignments
- Assignment #1: Problem Set – Structuring a Bond Swap Download
- Assignment #2: Strategy Memo – More Room throughout Coach? Download
- Assignment #3: Real-World Application Download
Exams
Games
14 files
- Prepare Worksheet for Urn Game Download
- Play Online Game #1: Beauty Contest and notify TA of the members of your team Download
- Prepare Worksheet for Bluffing Game Download
- Play Online Game #4: Monitoring Game Download
- Play Online Game #3: Entrant Game Download
- Play Online Game #6: New Market Game Download
- Prepare Worksheet for Dynamic Pricing Game Download
- Prepare Worksheet for Angry Negotiation Game Download
- Optional Follow-up: Computerized Angry Negotiation Tournament Download
- Students fill out this spreadsheet to play Download
- Use this spreadsheet to experiment with different strategies – how payoffs change depending on what strategy you and your opponent choose Download
- More detail on how payoffs are computed Download
- Play Online Game #8: Takeover Bidding Download
- Play Online Game #7: Incentives Game Download
Course outline
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Lecture 2: Rationality?
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Lecture 3: Equilibrium I
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Lecture 4: Equilibrium II
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Lecture 5: Commitment
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Lecture 6: Strategic Substitutes and Strategic Complements
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Lecture 7: Application: Entering a Market
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Lecture 8: Application: Brinksmanship
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Lecture 9: Auctions
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Lecture 10: Uncertainty and Information
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Lecture 11: Reputation and Strategic Irrationality
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. David McAdams, 15.040 Game Theory for Managers, Spring 2004.
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