Economics 289, Winter 2003

• Professor: Susan Athey,Economics 243, 725-8696, HomePage, Office hours: By appointment.
• Administrative Assistant: KellyCarson, Economics 252

• Description:  A selection of recent topics in game theory and informationeconomics.  Topics include: Repeated games

     with informational asymmetries, includingapplications to collusion as well as government policy games and dynamic
     insurance problems; Advanced topics in auctiontheory and mechanism design; Intrapersonal games, such as self-control
     problems and dynamic inconsistency; Informationacquisition in decision problems, games, and mechanisms.
 
• CourseRequirements
• ReadingList
• Course materials for2002

• Regular Meetings: TTh 1:15-3:05 p.m., Economics 139.
• The reading list is tentative and will be developed in response to class interest.