Andrew Postlewaite

Andrew Postlewaite
  • Harry P. Kamen Professor
  • Full professor in Economics

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    3rd Floor Vance Hall
    3733 Spruce Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Links: Personal Website

Teaching

All Courses

  • ECON4100 - Game Theory

    An introduction to game theory and its applications to economic analysis. The course will provide a theoretical overview of modern game theory, emphasizing common themes in the analysis of strategic behavior in different social science contexts. The economic applications will be drawn from different areas including trade, corporate strategy and public policy.

  • ECON4101 - Game Theory Honors

    This is an honors game theory class; permission is necessary to enroll. An introduction to game theory and its applications to economic analysis. The course will provide a theoretical overview of modern game theory, emphasizing common themes in the analysis of strategic behavior in different social science contexts. The economic applications will be drawn from different areas including trade, corporate strategy and public policy.

  • ECON7100 - Microec Theory I

    Nonlinear programming, theory of the consumer and producer, general equilibrium.

  • ECON8000 - Topics in Adv Microecon Theory

    Topics in Advanced Economic Theory and Mathematical Economics

  • ECON8410 - Public Economics

    Public goods, externalities, uncertainty, and income redistribution as sources of market failures; private market and collective choice models as possible correcting mechanisms. Microeconomic theories of taxation and political models affecting economic variables.

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