Course # 41501 Section Number 1D01 Day(s) F Time(s) 3:00pm-4:50pm Term Fall 2025 Instructor Staff Course Section Game Theory (PhD) - 41501/1 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. 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 Student Profile: Deniz Kazanci, PRIB’25, DPSS’25, MPP Class of 2027 Thu., December 04, 2025 Alumni Profile: Shuqi Feng, DPSS'25 Tue., November 18, 2025 Closing Early Math Gaps by Parental Education with Technology at Home Tue., November 18, 2025 Upcoming Events More events UChicago Alumni and Friends Brunch with Ranjan Daniels in Delhi Sun., December 07, 2025 | 12:00 PM Location TBD New Delhi 110001 Delhi India Drop-in with a Director Tue., December 09, 2025 | 9:00 AM Harris Table Topics in Washington, DC | Leadership Through Times of Uncertainty Wed., December 10, 2025 | 5:30 PM Office of Federal Relations 1730 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington , DC 20006 United States