Econ 51
Stanford University | Instructor: Christopher Makler | Syllabus | Canvas Page
Week 1: Trading from an Endowment
Tuesday, September 22
Thursday, September 24
Saturday, September 26
Problem Set 1 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 2: Exchange Economies
Tuesday, September 29
Thursday, October 1
Saturday, October 3
Problem Set 2 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 3: Comparative Advantage
Tuesday, October 6
Thursday, October 8
Saturday, October 10
Problem Set 3 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Tuesday, October 13
Checkpoint 1: Gains from Trade (weeks 1-3)
Week 4: Introduction to Game Theory
Thursday, October 15
Saturday, October 17
Problem Set 4 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 5: Static Games of Complete Information
Tuesday, October 20
Lecture 8: Putting Yourself in Your Opponent's Shoes
Thursday, October 22
Saturday, October 24
Problem Set 5 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 6: Dynamic Games of Complete Information
Tuesday, October 27
Lecture 10: Taking Turns
Thursday, October 29
Lecture 11: The Economics of Ongoing Relationships
Sunday, November 1
Problem Set 6 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Wednesday, November 4
Checkpoint 2: Games of Complete Information (weeks 4-6)
Week 7: Static Games of Incomplete Information
Thursday, November 5
Saturday, November 7
Problem Set 7 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 8: Dynamic Games of Incomplete Information
Tuesday, November 10
Lecture 13: Uncovering Others' Private Information
Thursday, November 12
Lecture 14: Sending Credible Signals
Saturday, November 14
Problem Set 8 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Monday, November 16
Checkpoint 3: Games of Incomplete Information (weeks 7-8)
Week 9: Mechanisms to Incentivize Behavior
Tuesday, November 17
Thursday, November 19
Saturday, November 28
Problem Set 9 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 10: Mechanisms to Extract Information
Tuesday, December 1
Thursday, December 3
Lecture 19: Matching Mechanisms
Sunday, December 6
Problem Set 10 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)