Topic 3: Sequential Games

Review

• Fall 2026 Topic 3 Lecture Notes
• Sample solved problems
   — from game trees
   — from simultaneous games
• Self-test:
  sequential games

Games

• Game schedule
• Game Results:
• Game 5 (11:00 am)
• Game 5 (12:30 pm)

Readings

Subgame Perfect Equilibrium

• Airbus v. Boeing, the A380, secret A320, and 737Max:
  • in 1998
  • in 2019
  • Where we stand today?
  • Who moves first on the next narrow-body?
  • Will the duopoly be broken?
• Video of the survivor flag game:
  When do they see the end?

Strategic voting

• Alternative voting systems (read first 9 pages)
• Some recent examples:
• New York City (2025)
• California (2024)
• Alaska votes on how to vote (2026)