ECON 980m - Market Design

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

This course studies the design of organized markets, focusing on efficient organization and the incentives created by market rules. Applications include online auction markets, online advertising, government auctions of natural resources, and matching markets (students to classes or schools, medical residents to hospitals, kidneys to recipients). The analysis relies on a mix of documenting the rules of real-world markets, game theoretic analysis, empirical analysis, and experimental work.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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