How should organisations screen job applicants? Does privacy benefit consumers? And how should governments regulate public transportation companies? Information is crucial in many economic and organizational issues. This course introduces information economics at the intermediate level. The approach is both positive and normative. On the one hand, information economics is used to address positive questions about the rationale behind current business practices and government policies. On the other hand, understanding the trade-offs involved also allows to answer normative questions, such as on how incentives can be shaped to improve outcomes.
- Teacher: Geert Van Moer