Graduate School of Public Policy
Graduate School of Public Policy
Graduate School of Public Policy
Strategic Decision Making for Public Managers
The program uses the tools of game theory to study strategic behavior in real-world situations with a special emphasis on public policy and public management.
NU Graduate School of Public Policy
About the Programme
This course leverages game theory tools to examine strategic behavior in real-world scenarios, with a special emphasis on public policy and public management.
Game Theory has emerged as one of the most comprehensive and preferred methods for analyzing interactions among individuals, businesses, and public policies. From politics to economic decisions, the interdependency in decision-making and its impact on strategy development highlight the growing relevance of Game Theory.
It draws on real-world cases and examples from everyday life, sports, military operations, and government actions across various policy areas—from energy and environmental policy to regulations and tax policy. These examples illustrate the extensive applicability of game theory and decision theory as tools for strategic analysis.
Participants will use game-theoretic approaches to analyze common public policy problems and extend this knowledge to more complex issues, including competition, taxation, R&D, political accountability, control of corruption, and voting behavior.
Game Theory has emerged as one of the most comprehensive and preferred methods for analyzing interactions among individuals, businesses, and public policies. From politics to economic decisions, the interdependency in decision-making and its impact on strategy development highlight the growing relevance of Game Theory.
It draws on real-world cases and examples from everyday life, sports, military operations, and government actions across various policy areas—from energy and environmental policy to regulations and tax policy. These examples illustrate the extensive applicability of game theory and decision theory as tools for strategic analysis.
Participants will use game-theoretic approaches to analyze common public policy problems and extend this knowledge to more complex issues, including competition, taxation, R&D, political accountability, control of corruption, and voting behavior.
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Date and Duration2025, for 2 days -
Format and Languageoffline, training is conducted in English with simultaneous translation into Russian -
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What you can gain?
By the end of the program, you will gain
By the end of the program, you will gain
- a thorough grasp of game theory principles and how they apply to strategic decision-making in public policy and management;
- ability to use game theory tools to analyze and interpret strategic behavior in various real-world scenarios, including public policy challenges;
- ability to istinguish between individual decision-making and strategic interactions;
- enhanced decision-making abilities: improved skills in developing and implementing strategies based on strategic interactions and dependencies.
Who can join?
- Public managers and administrators involved in strategic planning and policy implementation;
- Policy analysts and advisors who need to understand the strategic implications of their recommendations;
- Government officials and decision-makers looking to enhance their strategic thinking and decision-making capabilities;
- Consultants and strategic planners working with public sector clients or on policy-related projects.
- Dr. Omer F.BarisAssociate Professor, NU Graduate School of Public Policy (NU GSPP)Dr. Omer F.Baris received his PhD in economics with a specialization in public economics from Andrew Young School of Public Policy of Georgia State University. He taught economics and game theory at the public policy schools of Georgia State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology, both located in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States of America.
His fields of teaching and research include microeconomic theory, game theory and bargaining, individual and social choice, political economy, philosophy of economics, behavioral economics and behavioral public policy. His papers appeared in top-ranked journals such as World Development, Theory and Decision, Managerial and Decision Economics, Cornell International Law Journal, and Economic Papers. Recently Omer has been working on behavioral public choice, inspection and compliance to environmental regulations, corruption and anti-corruption policies, and good governance in Central Asia.
If you have any questions, contact
Zhanar Ismailova, Senior Manager, Executive Education
Graduate School of Public Policy Nazarbayev University
Tel.: + 7 (7172) 70 64 62
Email: execed.gspp@nu.edu.kz
Zhanar Ismailova, Senior Manager, Executive Education
Graduate School of Public Policy Nazarbayev University
Tel.: + 7 (7172) 70 64 62
Email: execed.gspp@nu.edu.kz