Yale School of Management
 

DECISION-MAKING AND GAME THEORY
Professors R. Harbaugh and B. Nalebuff
MGT 515b Spring 1999

Reading List

For the Wednesday/Thursday (February 24/25) class there are two on-line exercises:

  • Measure Your Implicit Attitudes (do at least two tests)
  • Deming Balls
    Please be prepared to discuss them in class.

    COMPETITIVE AND COOPERATIVE STRATEGIES
    Barry Nalebuff
    Fall 1998

    RESEARCH Papers

    Reading List

    Note on preparation, class participation, projects, and grading

    Assignments
     
    Session  1. August 31  Session 10. October 5  Session 18. November 4
    Session  2. September 2  Session 11. October 7  Session 19. November 9
    Session  3. September 9  Session 12. October 12  Session 20. November 11
    Session  4. September 14  Special Session. October 13  Session 21. November 16 
    Session  5. September 16  Session 13. October 14  Session 22. November 18
    Session  6. September 21  Session 14. October 21  Session 23. November 30
    Session  7. September 23 Session 15. October 26  Session 24. December 2 
    Session  8. September 28  Session 16. October 28  Session 25. December 7
    Session  9. September 30  Session 17. November 2  Session 26. December 9
     

    Overheads
     
    Session  1. August 31  Session 10. October 5  Session 18. November 4
    Session  2. September 2  Session 11. October 7  Session 19. November 9
    Session  3. September 9  Session 12. October 12  Session 20. November 11
    Session  4. September 14  Special Session. October 13 Session 21. November 16 
    Session  5. September 16  Session 13. October 14  Session 22. November 18
    Session  6. September 21  Session 14. October 21 Session 23. November 30
    Session  7. September 23 Session 15. October 26  Session 24. December 2
    Session  8. September 28  Session 16. October 28  Session 25. December 7
    Session  9. September 30  Session 17. November 2  Session 26. December 9
     
     

     
     
     

    RESEARCH Papers

    Common Knowledge As A Barrier to Negotiation

    by Ian Ayres and Barry J. Nalebuff, forthcoming in UCLA Law Review

    Note: clicking on the paper downloads a postscript version.

    SELECTED ARTICLES by Barry Nalebuff

    "Information, Competition, and Markets," American Economic Review, Vol. 73, (2), May, 1983, pp. 278-283 (with Joseph E. Stiglitz).

    "On 64%-Majority Rule," Econometrica, Vol. 56, No. 4. (Jul., 1988), pp. 787-814, (with Andrew Caplin).

    "The Devolution of Declining Industries," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 105, No. 1. (Feb., 1990), pp. 167-186, (with Pankaj Ghemawat).

    "Aggregation and Social Choice: A Mean Voter Theorem," Econometrica, Vol. 59, No. 1. (Jan., 1991), pp. 1-23, (with Andrew Caplin).

    "Aggregation and Imperfect Competition: On the Existence of Equilibrium" Econometrica, Vol. 59, No. 1. (Jan., 1991), pp. 25-59 (with Andrew Caplin).
     

    PUZZLES
     

    "Puzzles: Noisy Prisoners, Manhattan Locations," and More "The Journal of Economic Perspectives," Vol. 1, No. 1, (Summer, 1987), pp. 185-191.

    "Puzzles: Choose a Curtain, Duel-ity, Two Point Conversions, and More," "The Journal of Economic Perspectives," Vol. 1, No. 2, (Autumn, 1987), pp. 157-163.

    "Puzzles: Cider in Your Ear, Continuing Dilemma, The Last Shall Be First, and More," "The Journal of Economic Perspectives," Vol. 2, No. 2. (Spring, 1988), pp. 149-156.

    "Puzzles: Blockades, Carrier Missions, Secret Intelligence, and More," The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 2, No. 4, (Autumn, 1988), pp. 181-189.

    "Puzzles: The Other Person's Envelope is Always Greener," The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 3, No. 1. (Winter, 1989), pp. 171-181.

    "Puzzles: Slot Machines, Zomepirac, Squash, and More," The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 4, No. 1. (Winter, 1990), pp. 179-188.

    "Puzzles: Queues, Coups and More," The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 4, No. 2. (Spring, 1990), pp. 177-186.