Publication: Journal of Economic Education
Volume: Volume 35, No. 3
Issue: Summer 2004
Pages: 259-268
Author(s): Alan J. Brokaw (Michigan Technological University) and Thomas E. Merz (Michigan Technological University)
Address (Principal Author):Thomas E. Merz
Professor of Economics
School of Business and Economics
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Phone: (906) 487-2805
Fax: (906) 487-2944
Internet Address (Principal Author): temerz@mtu.edu
Title: Active Learning with Monty Hall in a Game Theory Class
Abstract: On the first days of a game theory class, students play the Monty Hall game, which involved selecting one of three doors and then deciding whether to switch doors. By implementing a procedure proposed some 45 years ago, students not only grasp the correct answer, but also become aware of the importance of the assumption that players have common knowledge of the four essential elements of a game.