Economics 2099 -- Harvard University -- Fall 2017

Description:

This course explores the theory and practice of market design. Key topics include auctions, labor market matching, school choice programs, online markets, organ exchange systems, financial market design, and matching with contracts. The first half of the course will introduce market design and its technology; subsequent weeks will discuss recent papers alongside their classical antecedents.

Information on Logistics, Requirements, and Readings:

See the course syllabus (posted August 5, 2017).

Assignment Deadlines:

A short proposal summary/plan will be due on October 13, 2017. The final proposal will be due on December 8, 2017 (the last day of Reading Period).

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Guest(s)
September 5, 2017	Introduction/Overview
September 12, 2017	The Market Designer's Toolbox
September 19, 2017	Food Supply, Scrip Systems, and Pseudo-Markets
September 26, 2017	School Choice	Parag Pathak
October 3, 2017	Signaling in Matching Markets
October 10, 2017	Internet Markets	Ben Edelman, Andrey Fradkin
October 17, 2017	Auction Theory	Shengwu Li
October 24, 2017	The US Spectrum Incentive Auction	Nazar Batih, Mariko Cantley
October 31, 2017	Organ Allocation	Carmen Wang
November 7, 2017	Refugees, Immigration, and Economic Development	Natalia Rigol, Ilya Vidrin
November 14, 2017	Markets for Intellectual Property
November 21, 2017	New Horizons	Ravi Jagadeesan, Nikhil Naik, David Parkes, Ben Roth, Utku Ünver
November 28, 2017	Student Talks/Course Wrap

Internal Harvard Website:

https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/29888/.

Office Hours Calendar:

https://2099-officehours.youcanbook.me/.