ECON 4907

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ECON 4907
The Economics of Asymmetric Information and Contracts

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This course provides an introduction to the economics of asymmetric information, contracts and mechanism design. Topics covered include: bilateral contracting problems with moral hazard and/or adverse selection, bargaining with asymmetric information, the design of optimal auctions and other multilateral mechanisms, signaling and incomplete contacts. Prerequisites include intermediate microeconomics and statistics. The student is expected to be comfortable with basic probability (random variables, expectation, independence, and conditional probability) and calculus.


Prerequisites ECON 3030 and ECON 3130, or equivalents.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment preference given to: juniors and seniors.

Distribution Requirements (SBA-AG), (SSC-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2024FA, 2021FA, 2020FA, 2019FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8270 ECON 4907   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Battaglini, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person