alias Contract Theory
- Description of the course:
This course is offered at the PhD level in Economics. Contract Theory studies the design of
contractual relationships. In this course, we will review the main concepts developed
in the field. These include contracting under asymetric information,
contracting under moral hazard, or incomplete contracts to cite a few. We will
also offer a deeper analysis of some selected topics, such as collusive
relationships or dynamic contracting.
- Date and Time: Wednesday 2:00pm-4:50pm.
- Location: KAP 309
- Books: (only recommended)
- Contract theory, P. Bolton and M.
Dewatripont, MIT Press (2005)
- The Theory of Incentives: The
Principal-Agent Model, J.J. Laffont and D. Martimort, Princeton
Univ Press (2002).
- Syllabus
- Here is a decsription of a typical session
as well as how you should get prepared.
- The last part of the semester will be dedicated to discuss your
term paper.
Part of the assignment is to give an in-class presentation.
You shall pick a topic for your term paper from this list.