Whatever type of game we are studying, our purpose in using game theory methods is to both predict future behavior and explain observed behavior.

Game theory methods have become a widely used in several branches of economics but none more so than the study of oligopoly. Like any methods they aren't perfect and they don't answer all questions but they provide insights into the strategic environment of oligopoly that other methods can't.

We will study a variety of methods for "solving" games. In some cases we will begin with examples that aren't directly economic in nature but in every case we will examine economic applications as well.

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