Econ 182

Course Outline: Following is a course outline. This is a living document that will likely change and evolve as the quarter proceeds--expect updates often. There are far too many papers listed here to cover in one quarter, so as the term progresses we will respond to both time and student interest to direct our attention and the depth of our discussions on the topics below.               
 

TOPICS WE MAY COVER:

 

  1. Background and Introduction
  2. Altruism, Fairness, Trust
    1. Ultimatum Games
    2. Dictator Games
    3. Trust Games
    4. Anonymity and Social Distance
    5. A Rational Approach to Giving and Altruism
  1. Public Goods

a.       Linear

b.      Provision Point

c.       Mechanism Design

d.      Fund-raising

e.       Field Studies

  1. Building Cooperation

a.       Reputation building

b.      Sorting

c.       Punishments and rewards

  1. Uncertainty and Expected Utility
  2. Coordination
  3. Information and Signaling
    1. Information Cascades
  4. Time Consistency/Hyperbolic Discounting
  5. Endowment Effect
  6. Sex and Beauty

Reading List

Econ 182