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Strategy: An Introduction to
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Game Theory, 3rd Edition
INSTRUCTOR'S
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MANUAL
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Joel Watson
Comprehensive Instructor's Manual
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for Instructors and Students
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Contents
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I General Materials 7
II Chapter-Specific Materials 12
1 Introduction 13
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2 The Extensive Form 15
3 Strategies and the Normal Form 18
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4 Beliefs, Mixed Strategies,
and Expected Payoffs 21
5 General Assumptions and Methodology 23
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6 Dominance and Best Response 24
7 Rationalizability and Iterated Dominance 27
8 Location, Partnership, and Social Unrest 29
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9 Nash Equilibrium 32
10 Oligopoly, Tariffs, Crime, and Voting 34
11 Mixed-Strategy Nash Equilibrium 35
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12 Strictly Competitive Games
and Security Strategies 37
13 Contract, Law, and Enforcement
in Static Settings 38
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14 Details of the Extensive Form 41
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15 Sequential Rationality
and Subgame Perfection 43
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16 Topics in Industrial Organization 45
17 Parlor Games 46
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An Introduction to Game Theory For instructors only; do not distribute.
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18 Bargaining Problems 48
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19 Analysis of Simple Bargaining Games 50
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20 Games with Joint Decisions;
Negotiation Equilibrium 52
21 Unverifiable Investment, hold up,
Options, and Ownership 54
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22 Repeated Games and Reputation 56
23 Collusion, Trade Agreements,
and Goodwill 58
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24 Random Events and
Incomplete Information 60
25 Risk and Incentives in Contracting 63
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26 Bayesian Nash Equilibrium
and Rationalizability 65
27 Lemons, Auctions,
and Information Aggregation 66
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28 Perfect Bayesian Equilibrium 68
29 Job-Market Signaling and Reputation 70
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30 Appendices 71
III Solutions to the Exercises 72
2 The Extensive Form 73
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3 Strategies and the Normal Form 76
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4 Beliefs, Mixed Strategies,
and Expected Payoffs 79
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6 Dominance and best response 80
7 Rationalizability and Iterated Dominance 81
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An Introduction to Game Theory For instructors only; do not distribute.
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8 Location, Partnership, and Social Unrest 83
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9 Nash Equilibrium 86
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10 Oligopoly, Tariffs, Crime, and Voting 89
11 Mixed-Strategy Nash Equilibrium 95
12 Strictly Competitive Games
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and Security Strategies 102
13 Contract, Law, and Enforcement
in Static Settings 103
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14 Details of the Extensive Form 108
15 Sequential Rationality
and Subgame Perfection 110
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16 Topics in Industrial Organization 114
17 Parlor Games 117
18 Bargaining Problems 119
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19 Analysis of Simple Bargaining Games 121
20 Games with Joint Decisions;
Negotiation Equilibrium 123
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21 Unverifiable Investment, Hold Up,
Options, and Ownership 127
22 Repeated Games and Reputation 131
23 Collusion, Trade Agreements,
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and Goodwill 135
24 Random Events and
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Incomplete Information 138
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25 Risk and Incentives in Contracting 140
26 Bayesian Nash Equilibrium
and Rationalizability 142
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Instructor's Manual for Strategy: Copyright 2002, 2008, 2010, 2013 by Joel Watson.
An Introduction to Game Theory For instructors only; do not distribute.