Theory of the Firm (Fall 2015)

Course information

Problem sets
Problem setDeadline
Problem set 1Sep 30 (Wed), 14:30
Problem set 2Oct 07 (Wed), 14:30
Problem set 3Oct 21 (Wed), 14:30
Problem set 4Oct 28 (Wed), 14:30
Problem set 5Nov 03 (Tue), 9:30
Problem set 6Nov 18 (Wed), 14:30
Problem set 7Nov 18 (Wed), 14:30
Preliminary schedule
#TimeTopics
Monopoly
1Sep 22 (Tue), 9:30Introduction. Monopoly pricing [1.1]. Durable goods [1.5, appendix].
2Sep 23 (Wed), 14:30Product space [2.1]. Differentiation [2.2, 2.4-2.5]
3Sep 29 (Tue), 9:30Vertical and horizontal differentiation [2.2, 2.4-2.5]. Quality and Information [2.3, 2.6.2.1]
4Sep 30 (Wed), 14:30Perfect and multimarket price discrimination [3].
5Oct 06 (Tue), 9:30Screening, two-part tariffs [3]. Second degree price discrimination [3, Appendix]
6Oct 07 (Wed), 14:30Second degree price discrimination: non-linear pricing [3, Appendix]
Auctions
7Oct 20 (Tue), 9:30Standard Auctions. Optimal Auctions. Normal-form games.
Oligopoly
8Oct 21 (Wed), 14:30Static models of competition [5]
9Oct 27 (Tue), 9:30Dynamic models of competition [6.1, 6.3, 6.6, 6.7.1]
10Oct 28 (Wed), 14:30Competition with differentiated products: horizontal and vertical differentiation [7-7.1, 7.5]
11Nov 03 (Tue), 9:30MIDTERM EXAM
12Nov 04 (Wed), 14:30Monopolistic competition [7.1-7.2, 7.5]
Search
13Nov 10 (Tue), 9:30Search models, Search frictions
14Nov 11 (Wed), 14:30Search with price dispersion, Sales
Bounded rationality
15Nov 17 (Tue), 9:30Introduction to Bounded Rationality, Sampling-based reasoning [Spiegler 6-7]
16Nov 18 (Wed), 14:30Quacks, Obfuscation [Spiegler 6-7]
17Dec 01 (Tue), 9:30FINAL EXAM
  1. Numbers in parenthesis refer to chapters in Tirole's book (or other books, if specified otherwise)