Free online coursePolitical Science

Conteúdo do Curso

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 1, UCLA

  1h12m

• Exercise: What defines a strategic situation in the context of game theory in political science?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 2, UCLA

  1h12m

• Exercise: In the context of the United States political system, incumbents (currently holding office politicians) sometimes engage in extensive fundraising activities, even when it appears they have a strong chance of winning the election without additional funds. Which of the following reasons best explains this behavior?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 3, UCLA

  1h10m

• Exercise: In the context of a sequential game with perfect information, which outcome describes an equilibrium?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 4, UCLA

  1h11m

• Exercise: In a simple game theoretical model of an election, what might be a reason for an incumbent candidate to decide against raising a large amount of campaign funds?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 5, UCLA

  1h03m

• Exercise: In game theory, under what conditions might you observe a low-profile election where there is minimal campaigning by both incumbent and challenger?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 6, UCLA

  1h08m

• Exercise: In the context of strategic fundraising for elections, which scenario below best reflects a Pareto efficient outcome?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 7, UCLA

  1h13m

• Exercise: What conditions must be met for a choice between providing foreign aid by a rich government leading to a Pareto efficient outcome in the designated recipient poor government?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 8, UCLA

  1h05m

• Exercise: Which of the following factors reduces the probability of the rich government providing aid to a poor government in a political decision-making game?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 9, UCLA

  1h09m

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 10, UCLA

  1h07m

• Exercise: What distinguishes a simultaneous game from a sequential game in the context of game theory?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 11, UCLA

  1h08m

• Exercise: In the Battle of the Sexes game involving decisions where two individuals want to spend time together, but have different preferences for activities, what key concept illustrates the central strategic challenge?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 12, UCLA

  1h11m

• Exercise: In a game known as 'Cops and Robbers', the cops have to choose between being 'On the Beat' or 'In the Donut Shop' while the robbers can choose between being 'At Work' (committing crimes) or 'At Home'. If the cops' best outcome is when the robbers are at home and they are in the donut shop, and their worst outcome is when they are in the donut shop while the robbers are committing crimes, which of the following represents the mixed strategy Nash equilibrium for the players?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 13, UCLA

  1h05m

• Exercise: In the classic 'Chicken' game, two players ride their bikes towards each other and either choose to 'Swerve' or 'Don't Swerve'. If both players do not swerve, they crash and receive the worst possible outcome. If one player swerves and the other doesn't, the one who didn't swerve is victorious while the other is considered a coward. If both players swerve, the situation is resolved but both feel embarrassed. Given the nature of the game and the possible mixed strategy Nash equilibrium, what is the likelihood of each outcome occurring?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 14, UCLA

  1h09m

• Exercise: In a sequential game like cops and robbers, if changes are made to the payoffs of one player's strategy, whose behavior is more likely to be affected according to the peculiarities of mixed strategy Nash equilibria?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 15, UCLA

  1h05m

• Exercise: Which of the following best describes the concept of 'the shadow of the future' in repeated games?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 16, UCLA

  1h09m

• Exercise: In the context of the repeated prisoner's dilemma, what is the minimum value of the discount factor that would make the Grim Trigger strategy a Nash Equilibrium?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 17, UCLA

  1h07m

• Exercise: What conditions must be met for the strategy of grim trigger to be a Nash equilibrium in the repeated prisoner's dilemma?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 18, UCLA

  0h59m

• Exercise: In the context of a repeated prisoner's dilemma based on general variables, when can grim trigger strategy be considered a Nash equilibrium?

• Video class: Political Science 30: Politics and Strategy, Lec 19, UCLA

  0h56m

• Exercise: What are the example strategies that players can adopt within the repeated prisoner's dilemma game to achieve equilibrium?