Econ 51: Economic Analysis II
Stanford University, Winter 2026 | Instructor: Christopher Makler | Syllabus | Canvas Page
Week 1: Trading from an Endowment
Tuesday, January 6
Thursday, January 8
Saturday, January 10
Problem Set 1 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 2: Exchange Economies
Tuesday, January 13
Thursday, January 15
Saturday, January 17
Problem Set 2 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 3: Comparative Advantage
Tuesday, January 20
Thursday, January 22
Saturday, January 24
Problem Set 3 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Monday, January 26
Checkpoint 1: Gains from Trade (weeks 1-3)
Week 4: Analyzing a Game from a Player's Perspective
Tuesday, January 27
Lecture 7: Introduction to Game Theory
Thursday, January 29
Lecture 8: Dominance, Best Response, and Rationalizability
Saturday, January 31
Problem Set 4 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 5: Static Games of Complete Information
Tuesday, February 3
Lecture 9: Nash Equilibrium
Thursday, February 5
Saturday, February 7
Problem Set 5 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 6: Dynamic Games of Complete Information
Tuesday, February 10
Lecture 11: Extensive-Form Games and Subgame Perfection
Thursday, February 12
Lecture 12: Repeated Games and Collusion
Saturday, February 14
Problem Set 6 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Tuesday, February 17
Checkpoint 2: Games of Complete Information (weeks 4-6)
Week 7: Static Games of Incomplete Information
Thursday, February 19
Week 8: Games of Incomplete Information
Tuesday, February 24
Lecture 13: Bayes Nash Equilibrium and Auctions
Thursday, February 26
Lecture 14: Perfect Bayesian Equilibrium
Saturday, February 28
Problem Set 8 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Monday, March 2
Checkpoint 3: Games of Incomplete Information (weeks 7-8)
Week 9: Asymmetric Information
Thursday, February 26
Lecture 15: Signaling and Lemons: Hidden Information
Thursday, March 5
Saturday, March 7
Problem Set 9 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)
Week 10: More Mechanisms
Tuesday, March 10
Thursday, March 12
Lecture 19: Price Discrimination
Saturday, March 14
Problem Set 10 (due
at 11pm on Gradescope)