Catalog Description: The class provides an introduction to algorithmic questions in economic design. The class will cover problems of public goods and social choice, as well as allocative questions and private consumption. The focus is on normative questions: From the perspective of social goals, these are efficiency, fairness, and equity. In terms of private goals, the focus is on revenue maximization. The course will cover voting, fair division, pricing and market mechanisms. There is an emphasis on the algorithmic questions that arise naturally in economic design.

Units: 4

Also Offered As: ECON C147

Prerequisites: Students should be comfortable with formal mathematical proofs, and will be expected to write proofs on their own.

Formats:
Spring: 3.0 hours of lecture and 1.0 hours of discussion per week
Fall: 3.0 hours of lecture and 1.0 hours of discussion per week

Grading Basis: letter

Final Exam Status: Written final exam conducted during the scheduled final exam period

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Class Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS C177 – MoWeFr 09:00-09:59, Valley Life Sciences 2040 – Federico Manuel Echenique

Class Notes
-Interested student should enroll in ECON C147

-25 seats are reserved in ECON C147 for declared EECS/CS majors.

- ECON C147 will count for either the CS Upper Div Tech Elective or one of the 4 upper division CS Classes

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