1. Introduction to Market Structures:
- Overview of different market structures
- Characteristics and key players in each market structure
- Implications for pricing, production, and competition
2. Perfect Competition:
- Assumptions and characteristics of perfect competition
- Equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market
- Pricing and output decisions in perfect competition
3. Monopoly:
- Features and barriers to entry in a monopoly
- Monopoly pricing and output decisions
- Regulation and antitrust issues in monopolistic markets
4. Oligopoly:
- Characteristics and interdependence among firms in an oligopoly
- Game theory and strategic decision-making in oligopolistic markets
- Collusion, cartel behavior, and strategic interactions
5. Monopolistic Competition:
- Features and differentiation in monopolistic competition
- Pricing and advertising decisions in monopolistically competitive markets
- Product differentiation and market entry barriers
6. Introduction to Game Theory:
- Basics of game theory and its applications in business
- Strategic behavior and payoff matrices
- Nash equilibrium and dominant strategies
7. Simultaneous Games:
- Understanding and analyzing simultaneous games
- Prisoner's dilemma and its variations
- Mixed strategies and the concept of equilibrium
8. Sequential Games:
- Analyzing sequential games and strategic timing
- Stackelberg and Cournot models in oligopolistic markets
- Subgame perfect equilibrium and backward induction
9. Bargaining and Negotiation:
- Bargaining models and negotiation strategies
- Nash bargaining solution and its extensions
- Integrative and distributive bargaining approaches
10. Game Theory Applications in Business:
- Applications of game theory in pricing decisions
- Strategic decision-making in advertising and promotion
- Game theory in competitive strategy and market entry
11. Behavioral Economics and Game Theory:
- Behavioral biases and their impact on strategic decision-making
- Prospect theory and its implications in game theory
- Experimental economics and game theory experiments
12. Case Studies and Practical Applications:
- Analyzing real-world case studies applying market structures and game theory
- Strategic decision-making exercises and simulations
- Critical thinking and problem-solving in market dynamics and game theory