Ec 515 (Fall 2014)

Ec 515: Information Economics

Dec. 4: I have posted a number practice problems. We will go over some of them, as well as some of the questions in previous problem sets next week.

Dec. 1: The final exam will be on Monday, December 15, in SSW 413 at 12:30 - 14:30.

Nov. 24: I have posted the fourth & final problem set. It is due at 12:30 on Monday, December 8.

Nov. 10: I have posted the third problem set. It is due at 12:30 on Monday, November 24.

Sep. 29: The midterm will be in class on Wednesday, October 22. It will cover everything that we will have covered by October 15. It will be open book and open notes.

Sep. 29: I have posted the second problem set. It is due at 12:30 on Tuesday, October 14.

Sep. 9: Starting Wednesday, September 10 and for the remainder of the semester, the class will meet in SSW 413 (270 Bay State Road).

Sep. 9: I have posted the first problem set. It is due at 12:30 on Monday, September 24.

Module 1: Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Module 2: Portfolio Choice & Insurance

Module 3: Moral Hazard - Introduction

Module 4: Principal-Agent Problem: Linear Contracts

Module 5: Generalized Principal-Agent Problem and Nonlinear Contracts

Module 6: Principal-Agent Problem with Subjective Evaluations

Module 7: Debt Contracts & Credit Rationing

Module 8: Multi-agent Moral Hazard Models

Module 9: Dynamic Moral Hazard

Module 10: Relational Contracts

Module 11: Reputation: Moral Hazard and Product Quality

Module 12: Holdup Problem

Module 13: Information Disclosure

Module 14: Adverse Selection

Module 16: Signalling

Module 17: Mechanism Design & Optimal Auctions

Module 18: VCG Mechanism