Siyuan Lyu

Siyuan Lyu

Ph.D. student of Economics

Teaching

Teaching Statement
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Selective Teaching

Instructor, Game Theory (Online)

Undergraduate online course, Stony Brook University, 2025 Summer

This is an online and asynchronous course. Game theory is the study of strategic interaction between several decision-makers. We study the main equilibrium concepts for non-cooperative games in both static and dynamic settings with complete information: iterated strict dominance, rationalizability, Nash equilibrium, backward induction, and subgame perfection. We discuss applications to repeated games and multi-stage games drawing examples from politics, market competition, advertising, finance, labor markets, parlor games, and sports.
Prerequisites: MAT 126 or 131 or 141 or AMS 151; C or higher in ECO 303

Instructor, Intermediate Microeconomics

Undergraduate course, Stony Brook University, 2024 Fall

The course introduces the concepts and tools of microeconomics following Introduction to Economics. In particular, the course analyzes problems faced by consumers, firms, and the market using mathematical induction. By the end of the course, the students could be able to apply the language and methods of modern economic theory to practical economic phenomena. The material included in the course is also helpful for upper-level economics courses.
Prerequisites: C or higher in ECO 108; C or higher in MAT 125 or AMS 151.

Instructor, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (Online)

Undergraduate online course, Stony Brook University, 2024 Summer

This is an online and asynchronous course. This course is designed to provide an introduction to Environmental and Natural Resources Economics. While the focus of this class is mainly theoretical, empirical examples are used to aid the understanding of concepts. Analysis of economic policies designed to deal with environmental problems. Issues involving the management of renewable and exhaustible resources such as timber and oil as well as the advantage of market-based solutions over the conventional demand approach are discussed.
Prerequisites: C or higher in ECO 303 and ECO 305.

Instructor, Intermediate Microeconomics

Undergraduate course, Stony Brook University, 2024 Spring

The course introduces the concepts and tools of microeconomics following Introduction to Economics. In particular, the course analyzes problems faced by consumers, firms, and the market using mathematical induction. By the end of the course, the students could be able to apply the language and methods of modern economic theory to practical economic phenomena. The material included in the course is also helpful for upper-level economics courses.
Prerequisites: C or higher in ECO 108; C or higher in MAT 125 or AMS 151.