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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2020
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ECON 509 001 (CRN: 24110)
TOPICS IN MICROECONOMICS
Long Title: TOPICS IN MICROECONOMICS
Department: Economics
Instructor: Dudey, Marc P.
Meeting: 12:10PM - 1:40PM TR (13-JAN-2020 - 24-APR-2020)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisites: ECON 508
Section Max Enrollment: 24
Section Enrolled: 2
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2024 9:04AM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: Role of private information in mathematical models of collective decision making. Emphasizes information acquisition by voters, and information disclosure by the political parties or media outlets. Topics include: the value of private information in a single-agent decision problem; various statistical concepts of informativeness; Shannon entropy and rational inattention; models of strategic voting; cost-benefit analysis of information acquisition and optimization; deliberation and information transmission; mathematical modeling of information disclosure by media outlets. Repeatable for Credit.