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Course title Negotiation & Allocation
Course code EBC4193
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
2 26-10-2020 11-12-2020 X X
Level Advanced
Coordinator Martin Strobel
For more information: m.strobel@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
Participants learn to formally analyse situations where conflicts over scarce resources have to be settled. Moreover they learn mechanisms to apply in such situations as well as the tools to evaluate them.
Description
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) USED IN THIS COURSE IS WITH RESERVATION. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE IS BASED ON THE COURSE SETUP PRIOR TO THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE CRISIS, COURSE COORDINATORS MAY BE FORCED TO CHANGE THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS USED. THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING/ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE SYLLABUS.

The course deals with various kinds of situations in which conflicts over scarce resources have to be settled. After an introduction to the basic notions of cooperative game theory, we deal with applications from various fields, like common pool resources, small committee voting, bargaining, matching, fair division procedures and VCG mechanisms.
Literature
Various research papers and book chapters.
Prerequisites
Knowledge in non-cooperative game theory.
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Lecture / Assignment
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Participation / Written Exam / Oral Exam
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Master Human Decision Science Compulsory Course(s)
SBE Exchange Master Master Exchange Courses
SBE Non Degree Courses Master Courses