SMU SOE Economics Lecture Series (Jan 5, 2023, 10.30am-12pm): Information Design and the Market for Impressions

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Information Design and the Market for Impressions

Information has become central to the modern economy. The lecture will review economic theory on the design of information and discuss its implications for the market for impressions.

Some relevant papers:

1) Optimal Information Disclosure in Classic Auctions

2) Information Design: A Unified Perspective

3) Selling Impressions: Efficiency Vs. Competition

STEPHEN MORRIS

Peter A. Diamond Professor of Economics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stephen Morris is an economic theorist recognized for his work on the foundations and applications of game theory. He is known particularly for his work on higher-order beliefs in economics and game theory. He was born in Weybridge, England, and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Mathematics and Economics in 1985. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University in 1991, after working as an economist for two years for the Government of Uganda. He taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Yale University and Princeton University before joining the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2019, where he is currently the Peter A. Diamond Professor of Economics. He served as President of the Econometric Society in 2019 and will be President of the Society for Advancement of Economic Theory in 2023.

Please view the CV here.