NTU Course
Overview

Market Design

Offered in 114-1

  • Serial Number

    39194

  • Course Number

    ECON3052

  • Course Identifier

    303 33500

  • No Class

  • 3 Credits

  • Elective

    DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

      Elective

    • DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

  • HING CHI JIMMY CHAN
  • Wed 2, 3, 4

  • 社科402

  • Type 3

  • 50 Student Quota

    NTU 50

  • No Specialization Program

  • English
  • NTU COOL
  • Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
  • Notes
    The course is conducted in English。、 JUNROK PARK合授

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  • Course Description
    This course is an introduction to market design, a field of economics focusing on designing markets and mechanisms to allocate resources efficiently. The course covers various topics, including auction theory, matching markets, school choice, and kidney exchange. We will explore the theoretical foundations of market design and examine how market design principles can be applied to real-world problems.
  • Course Objective
    By the end of the course, students should understand the basic principles of market design, have a solid grasp of the theoretical foundations of auction theory and matching markets, analyze real-world problems and design effective market solutions using game-theoretic principles.
  • Course Requirement
    Basic game theory (keywords: (Bayes) Nash equilibrium, dominant strategy) and microeconomics
  • Expected weekly study hours before and/or after class
  • Office Hour
  • Designated Reading
  • References
    Alvin Roth. Who Gets What ─ and Why: The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design. Mariner Books, 2016. Hubbard, Timothy P., and Harry J. Paarsch. Auctions. MIT Press, 2016.
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