Three Introductory Lectures on Game Theory for Mathematicians

Speaker:Eric Maskin (Harvard University)
Organizer:CMSA&YMSC
Time:April 18/20/22, 21:30-23:00 (Beijing Time)
Venue:Zoom


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Poster attached. Poster_Eric Maskin.pdf


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Time: April 18th (Mon)  21:30 - 23:00 (Beijing Time)

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Abstract:  Games in extensive and normal form. Equilibrium existence theorems by Nash, von Neumann, and Zermelo


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Abstract:  Equivalences among four standard auctions: the high-bid auction (the high bidder wins and pays her bid); the second-bid auction (the high bidder wins and pays the second highest bid); the Dutch auction (the auctioneer lowers the price successively until some bidder is willing to pay); and the English auction (bidders raise their bids successively until no one wants to bid higher)