Course materials

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Materials online

• Monte Carlo method
  • Pseudorandom number generators
  • Variance reduction
• Discrete event simulation
  • Quality management
• Game theory
  • Nash equilibrium
  • One-shot games
    • Normal form
    • Prisoner's dilemma
    • The Chicken Game
  • Repeated games
  • Multistage Games
    • Extensive form
  • Multiplayer games
    • Auctions
• Multi-agent systems
  • Agents
  • Agent environments

Required reading

• Šalamon, T. (2011). Design of Agent-Based Models : Developing Computer Simulations for a Better Understanding of Social Processes. Řepín, Czech Republic: Bruckner Publishing

Recommended reading

• Colman, A. M. (1982). Game theory and experimental games : the study of strategic interaction. Oxford, UK: Pergamon
• Sterman, J. (2000). Business dynamics : systems thinking and modeling for a complex world. Boston, Ma.: Irwin/McGraw-Hill
• Wooldridge, M. J. (2002). An introduction to multiagent systems. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons