Topics in Market Design

Market design is a field that links the rules of the of the marketplace to understand frictions, externalities and more generally economic outcomes. The course provides theoretical foundations on assignment and matching mechanisms as well as mechanism design. Emphasis on theories at the intersection of economics, CS and operations as well as applications that arise in labor markets, organ allocation, platforms. Exposes students to timely market design challenges. Guest lectures and a research project. The class offers an opportunity to begin a research project. Students read and critique papers and write and present a final paper.