Introduction to Persuasion and Information Design

This course is primarily designed for graduate students who are interested in the theory of Bayesian persuasion, and in either doing theoretical research in related topics or receiving formal training to develop modeling skills for applied work.

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授業計画

This course mainly surveys the recent developments in Bayesian persuasion and information design. We will begin by briefly covering some classic results of information theory (e.g., Blackwell's "Comparisons of experiments"). We then cover the canonical persuasion model of Kamenica and Gentzkow, and extensions to dynamic and multi-player settings. We might as well cover some behavioral models of persuasion if time permits. Finally we look at certain applications in political economy, consumer markets, matching markets, etc.

授業の方法

Lectures and student presentations

成績評価方法

TBD, probably homework and class presentations. Active class participation is also encouraged.

教科書

None.

参考書

None. A reading list and relevant materials will be provided at the first lecture.

履修上の注意

The basic knowledge of graduate-level microeconomic theory and probability theory.