Saturday Learning Series - Auctions

This is Yale professor Ben Polak's 24th lecture in a series on Game Theory.  Continuing on the idea of asymmetric, he takes a look at applying game theory to auctions.

Saturday Learning Series - Asymmetry

Saturday Learning Series has been focusing on lecture series from Yale professor Ben Polak covering the various aspects of game theory. Continuing from last time, we now look at what happens when there is an asymmetry of information:

Saturday Learning Series - Cheating

Saturday Learning Series has been focusing on lecture series from Yale professor Ben Polak covering the various aspects of game theory. Continuing from last time, we now look at some considerations that come with repeated games: cheating, punishment, and outsourcing.

Saturday Learning Series - Repeated Interaction

Saturday Learning Series recent focus on game theory continues as professor Ben Polak's Yale lecture looks at repeated interaction versus the end of the game.

Saturday Learning Series - Theory and Wars of Attrition

A belated Saturday Learning Series post this weekend, professor Ben Polak continues his Yale lectures on game theory. In this lecture (a continuation in the series), the lecture delves into decision making in wars of attrition.

Saturday Learning Series - Perfect Equilibrium

More Game Theory learning this week, as Yale professor Ben Polak looks at a specific type of situation involving perfect equilibrium.  If you missed it, this is a continuation of a lengthy series on game theory.  This was the previous installment.

Saturday Learning Series - Imperfect Information

Game theory is an economic discipline, here continuing to be taught by Yale professor Ben Polak at Yale.  In this lecture (a continuation of a series), the topic is about dealing with imperfect information and it's impact on the outcomes.

Saturday Learning Series - Bargaining and Ultimatums

Now that this lecture series on Game Theory from Yale's Ben Polak has started, it might seem like it is going on forever, but understanding game theory has a lot of real world applications to it.  There are a handful of more installments to come, I'd encourage you to stick with it.  This week, the topic is about bargaining and ultimatums - offering some insight on bargaining is not a bad thing.

This is a continuation from the previous installment on game theory.

Saturday Learning Series - Game Theory and Reputation

Some more game theory for you, and there's still more to go after today.  This is a continuation of professor Ben Polak of Yale's talks about game theory, in this case as it relates to reputation.

Saturday Learning Series - More Game Theory

You'd think there was no more to learn about game theory. After more than a dozen lectures on the subject, Yale professor Ben Polak proves that idea wrong. In dealing with backward induction, he deals with chess, strategies, and credible threats.

Saturday Learning Series - Game Theory continues

Posting has been sparse the past two weeks for a number of reasons, but hopefully will get back on track again soon.  Last weekend I missed posting more from the Yale lecture series from Ben Polak on game theory.  If you are new to the site, check out this page for a great number of educational pieces from various subject matter experts.

You might think game theory is simply a theoretical scholarly diversion.  But Polak laces his lectures with as number of examples that relate to real-world situations.  This particular lecture continues the series and Polak talks about backward induction - using cases of commitment, spies, and first-mover advantages.

Saturday Learning Series - Game Theory (sequential games)

This is the thirteenth part in a continuation of the Yale lecture series on Game Theory, an economic proposition that has a myriad of other applications to it as well. In this lecture, Ben Polak takes looks at sequential games by way of moral hazard, incentives and hungry lions.

Saturday Learning Series - Game Theory (social convention)

This is the twelfth part of a continuation of the Yale lecture series on Game Theory, an economic proposition that has a myriad of other applications to it as well. In this lecture, Ben Polak takes looks at social convention, aggression and cycles in populations as functions of Nash equilibrium.

Saturday Learning Series - Game Theory (evolutionary stability)

This is a continuation of the Yale lecture series on Game Theory, an economic proposition that has a myriad of other applications to it as well. In this lecture, Ben Polak takes looks at the evolutionary stability.

Saturday Learning Series - Game Theory & Dating & Taxes

This is a continuation of the Yale lecture series on Game Theory, an economic proposition that has a myriad of other applications to it as well. In this lecture, Ben Polak takes looks at the impact of mixed strategies on baseball and dating.

Saturday Learning Series - Game Theory 9 (mixed strategies)

This is a continuation of the Yale lecture series on Game Theory, an economic proposition that has a myriad of other applications to it as well. In this lecture, Ben Polak takes looks at the impact of mixing strategies together.

Saturday Learning Series - Game Theory 8 (location and segregation)

This is a continuation of the Yale lecture series on Game Theory, an economic proposition that has a myriad of other applications to it as well. In this lecture, Ben Polak takes an interesting look at location and segregation.

Saturday Learning Series - Game Theory 7 (shopping)

This is a continuation of the Yale lecture series on Game Theory, an economic proposition that has a myriad of other applications to it as well. In this lecture, Ben Polak discusses shopping, standing and voting..

Saturday Learning Series - Game Theory 6

This is a continuation of the Yale lecture series on Game Theory, an economic proposition that has a myriad of other applications to it as well. In this lecture, Ben Polak discusses Nash equilibrium and dating.

Saturday Learning Series - Game Theory 5

This is a continuation of the Yale lecture series on Game Theory, an economic proposition that has a myriad of other applications to it as well. In this lecture, Ben Polak discusses the Nash equilibrium.  Too esoteric? Perhaps but if you've followed the lecture series so far, it's the next logical step.

I have to say, Yale has done a fantastic job of putting some of their lecture series online.