Economics 2099 -- Harvard University -- Fall 2018

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 29, 2018).

Enrollment Application:

https://tinyurl.com/2099app/.

Assignment Deadlines:

A short proposal summary/plan will be due on October 17, 2018. The final proposal will be due on December 10, 2018 (the last day of Reading Period).

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Guest(s)
September 4, 2018	Introduction/Overview
September 11, 2018	The Market Designer's Toolbox
September 18, 2018	Food Supply, Scrip Systems, and Pseudo-Markets	Erica Moszkowski
September 25, 2018	School Choice
October 2, 2018	Generalized Matching	Ravi Jagadeesan
October 9, 2018	Markets for Intellectual Property
October 16, 2018	Auction Theory	Shengwu Li
October 23, 2018	The US Spectrum Incentive Auction
October 30, 2018	Organ Allocation
November 6, 2018	Finance, Cryptocurrency, and Blockchain
November 13, 2018	Inequality and Urban Issues	Edward L. Glaeser
November 20, 2018	New Horizons	Zoë Cullen, Andrey Fradkin David Parkes, Utku Ünver, Kate Vredenburgh
November 27, 2018	Refugees, Immigration, and Economic Development	Benjamin Roth
December 4, 2018	Student Talks/Course Wrap

Internal Harvard Website:

https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/43959/.

Office Hours Calendar:

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