ECON 4681 — Information Economics and Game Theory

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath FQNUpath SIusually offered: springtypical days: W/FBostonTraditional

Offers an advanced course on the economics of information, including moral hazard and adverse selection; game theory; and mechanism design. Formally considers alternative solution concepts, such as Nash equilibrium and rationalizability for simultaneous move and sequential move games under complete information about payoffs and preferences, as well as solution concepts, such as Bayesian-Nash equilibrium to analyze selection, screening, and incentives in games of incomplete or asymmetric information. Covers optimal incentives or mechanism design, including the optimal design of contracts, auctions, and other mechanisms. Prior exposure to game theory recommended.

Prerequisites

all of:
- ECON 2316 (min D-)
- one of:
  - ECON 2350 (min D-)
  - ECON 22EM
  - MATH 2280 (min D-)
  - MATH 3081 (min D-)
  - MGSC 2301 (min D-)
  - BUSM 224M
  - POLS 2400 (min D-)
  - PSYC 2320 (min D-)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Spring 2024	1	39	40	98%	1.0
Fall 2024	1	45	45	100%	0.0
Spring 2025	1	44	45	98%	1.0
Summer A 2025	1	19	35	54%	16.0
Spring 2026	1	43	43	100%	0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 10% · T 34% · W 54% · Th 10% · F 67%

Common patterns: WF (44% of sections), TF (24% of sections), S (23% of sections), MTWR (10% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Richeng Piao (100% of students) · reviews

Spring

Richeng Piao (66% of students) · reviews
Nan Zhou (34% of students) · reviews

Summer A

Nan Zhou (100% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

Official catalog (ECON course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ECON courses · Plan it at numap.app