《契约理论》课程提纲.PDF

《契约理论》课程提纲 聂辉华 Contract Theory Fall 20 16 Compulsory for graduates in Major of Business Economics Instructor: Prof. Huihua NIE Office hours: by appointment Office: Ming De Main Building Email: niehuihua(at) Credit hour: 3 Course Meet: 09/13/20 16– 01/**/20 17 Room: 明德新闻楼0202教室 Tuesday: 6:00– 8:30 pm Final exam date: TBA Course Website: http://www.ChinaES. （中国经济学堂） （白鲨在线） WeChat: RUC_NIE （聂氏政经评论） Textbook Required: (BD) Bolton, Patrick, and Mathias Dewatripont, 2005, Contract Theory, MA: MIT Press; (Y) 杨瑞龙主编：《企业理论：现代观点》，中国人民大学出版社2005年。 Optional: (MP) Macho-Stadler, Ines and J.David Perez-Castrillo, 2001, An Introduction to the Economics of Information: Incentives and Contracts, New York: Oxford University Press 聂辉华，2015 ，《跟西游记学创业》，中国人民出版社 Prerequisites This course should be aimed to be international-standard. Also, it is an upper stream economics class in microeconomics and institutional economics. I will assume that you fully understand the fundamentals of economics principles, and know advanced microeconomics and middle-level game theory. 1 Course Objectives The aim of this course is to offer the framework of contract theory covering both theoretical models and its applications in markets, firms, not-for-profit organizations and governments. I start by introducing the main theoretical concepts and basic framework. Then I give the fundamental models of moral hazard, adverse selection, and hold up in static and dynamic setting, respectively. If time permits, I will introduce recent developments in contract theory, including collusion, reputation, and relational contracts. Preparing for Class It’s better for you to read the relevant chapter(s) or papers in ahe