Nina Bobkova

Regulators, entrepreneurs and economists have recently been involved in the design of novel markets for radio spectrum, kidneys, on-line advertising, school choice, etc. This course utilizes game theory to provide the theoretical underpinning of such markets via real world examples, including the study of institutional details that can determine the success or failure of a market. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ECON 470 if student has credit for ECON 625.

Formal mathematical treatments of the classic topics in microeconomics: consumer and producer theory, choice under risk and uncertainty, revealed preference theory and general equilibrium theory. Introduces and uses mathematical tools that are the workhorses of economic theory: real analysis, constrained optimization, monotone comparative statics and fixed point theorems.

Assists students in the dissertation writing process. Students must write an independent and original piece of quantitative research that is of sufficient quality to merit publication in an academic economics journal. Towards this objective, faculty mentor evaluate and critique the research of PhD students who are either preparing research before formally selecting a dissertation topic or actively engaged in dissertation research. Repeatable for Credit.