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PHPE 400 (Fall 2024)

Week 1: Introduction, Rational Preferences

Aug 26
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Aug 28
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides

Week 2: Rational Preferences

Sep 2
Lecture Cancelled - Labor Day
Sep 4
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Sep 6
Problem Set 1

Week 3: Expected Utility Theory

Sep 9
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Sep 11
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Sep 13
Problem Set 2

Week 4: Independence Axiom

Sep 16
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Sep 18
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Sep 20
Problem Set 3

Week 5: Allais, Ellsberg, and Evaluating Rational Choice Axioms

Sep 23
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Sep 25
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Sep 27
Problem Set 4

Week 6: Decision Problems and Newcomb's Paradox

Sep 30
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Oct 2
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Oct 4
Problem Set 5

Week 7: Midterm Exam, Introduction to Game Theory

Oct 7
Midterm Exam
Oct 9
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Oct 11
Online Portion of the Exam

Week 8: Introduction to Game Theory

Oct 14
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Oct 16
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Oct 18
Problem Set 6

Week 9: Important Games; Introduction to Voting

Oct 21
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Oct 23
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Oct 25
Problem Set 7

Week 10: Voting Methods, Condorcet Winners

Oct 28
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Oct 30
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Nov 1
Problem Set 8

Week 11: Condorcet Consistent Methods, Justifying Majority Rule

Nov 4
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Nov 6
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Nov 8
Problem Set 9

Week 12: Condorcet Jury Theorem, Judgement Aggregation Paradoxes, Voting Paradoxes

Nov 11
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Nov 13
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Nov 15
Problem Set 10

Week 13: Arrow's Theorem

Nov 18
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Nov 20
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Nov 22
Problem Set 11

Week 14: Evaluative Voting

Nov 25
Class Canceled - Power Outage
Nov 27
No Class - Thanksgiving Break
Dec 1
Problem Set Extra Credit

Week 15: Aggregating Utilities I

Dec 2
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Dec 4
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides

Week 16: Aggregating Utilities II

Dec 9
Lecture (TWS 1310):   slides
Dec 11
Problem Set 12