Nature of the program:
Background lectures on specific topics in static and dynamic mechanism design in the forenoons and early afternoons. One session of research paper presentations by researchers (students strongly encouraged) in the later afternoons.
Topics to be covered:
Auction design - private and interdependent values
Voting
Principles of mechanism design
Basics of dynamic mechanism design
Market design
We welcome Masters and Phd students (all those interested in game theory) and Faculty members.
There will be limited opportunities for original research paper presentations by Ph.D. students and younger scholars. Those interested in
presenting may write directly to Prof. Arunava Sen (sen.arunava@gmail.com) with a copy of their paper before July 1, 2015.