I am a microeconomic theorist whose research has focused on mechanism design and information design. Broadly speaking, I am interested in how to design markets to allocate goods and information. To date, I have been motivated by applications in industrial organization and behavioral economics.
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Microeconomic Theory, Mechanism Design, Information Design
ECON 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics
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Spring 2025
Examines basic concepts of microeconomics or the behavior and the interactions of individuals, firms and government. Topics include determining economic problems, how consumers and businesses make decisions, how markets work, and how they fail and how government actions affect markets.
ECON 7030 - Microeconomic Theory 2
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Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
Continuation of ECON 7010. Develops mathematical foundations of game theory and models of asymmetric information. Analyzes classical game-theoretic settings using analytical optimization techniques with emphasis on methodology, equilibrium concepts, theory of adverse selection and moral hazard, and principal-agent framework. Instructor consent required.
ECON 8030 - Advanced Economic Theory
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Spring 2026
This course introduces students to recent advances in economic theory. Topics include foundations of price theory, pass-through, price discrimination, differential pricing, non-linear pricing, vertical price control, imperfect information, platform markets, and consumer search. The course will focus on developing the intuition and skills to formulate research questions and to build/analyze economic models. Formerly ECON 7050.
