Economic Design

• ECON90028
• Contact Hours: 2 hours of lectures and a one-hour workshop or tutorial per week
  Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours per semester
• 12.50

This subject is an introduction to Economic Design and the interaction of modern economic theory, economic policy and experimental economics. The subject will cover mechanism design, auction theory, contract theory, and the fundamental results on the limits to efficiency in asymmetric information environments. The theory will be illustrated with case studies of recent policy applications of economic design techniques. -- Course Website

Prerequisites: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ECON40001 Advanced Microeconomics Semester 1 12.50 or Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ECON90002 Microeconomics Semester 1 12.50