KECD 2100 - MICROECONOMICS 3 : Information Economics

KECD 2100 · Semestre d'automne 2026-2027

Langue d'enseignement
English
Type d'enseignement
Cours magistral
Nombre d'heures
48
Crédits
8

Informations

Descriptif

Course description:

This is the third and final course in the graduate microeconomics sequence.

The course is on information economics and mechanism design.

Topics covered include the representation of information, adverse selection (hidden type models), moral hazard (hidden action models), social choice, and mechanism design.

A more detailed list of topics and references will be provided at the beginning of the course.

Mode de validation

Assessment :

There will be regular problem sets (20%), a midterm (30%) and a final exam 50%

Lectures

Lectures principales 2

  1. Börgers, Tilman. An Introduction to the Theory of Mechanism Design. Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-973402-3; ISBN-10 0-19-973402-X.

    Emprunter

  2. Kreps, David M. Microeconomic Foundations II: Imperfect Competition, Information, and Strategic Interaction. Princeton University Press, 2023. ISBN 978-0-691-25014-4.

Unités pédagogiques

N° d'UPType d'UP Unités pédagogiquesEnseignants Nombre d'heuresCrédits
12165Cours magistral MICROECONOMICS 3 : Information Economics Franz OSTRIZEK248
12166Conférence MICROECONOMICS 3 : Information Economics Jiawei QIAN240
20590Conférence MICROECONOMICS 3 : Information Economics —240

Enseignants

  • Franz OSTRIZEK
  • Jiawei QIAN

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Contacts et ressources

Contact pédagogique
NEZLIOUI-SERRAZ Hadjila