Course # 41501 Section Number 1 Day(s) Tu- Th Time(s) 9:30am-10:50am Term Fall 2025 Course Instructor Konstantin Sonin TA Session(s) TA Session: Game Theory (PhD) - 41501/1D01 Syllabus Syllabus 9/16/25 This course introduces students to games of complete information through solving problem sets. We will cover the concepts of dominant strategies, rationalizable strategies, Nash equilibrium, subgame perfection, backward induction, and imperfect information. The course will be centered around several applications of game theory to politics: electoral competition, agenda control, lobbying, voting in legislatures and coalition games. Notes Registration open to Harris PhD and MACRM students only. Any remaining seats available by instructor consent. Course Prerequisite In order to register for this course you must be a PPHA Phd student, PPHA-MAR student or a PECO PhD student. Course Sections Quarter Course # Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Fall 2025 PPHA 41501/1 Game Theory (PhD) Konstantin Sonin Tuesday, Thursday 9:30am-10:50am Syllabus TA Sessions Quarter Course # Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Fall 2025 PPHA 41501/1D01 TA Session: Game Theory (PhD) Staff Friday 3:00pm-4:50pm Recent News More news Harris Panel Explores Why Modern Wars Are So Long and So Hard to End Wed., December 10, 2025 Alumni Profile: Zipei Zheng, PRIB'25 Tue., December 09, 2025 Harris School's BIP Lab Awarded $500,000 Federal Grant to Scale AI-Powered Early Learning Innovation Mon., December 08, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Credential Program Faculty Spotlight: Sample Class with David Chrisinger Mon., December 15, 2025 | 7:00 PM Harris Part-Time and Credential Programs Information Session Wed., December 17, 2025 | 12:00 PM On Federal and State Relations | Featuring Professor Justin Marlowe Thu., December 18, 2025 | 2:00 PM