Spring 2024
COMPSCI C177 001 - LEC 001
Algorithmic Economics
Federico Manuel Echenique
Class #:33843
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
28
Enrolled: 22
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 50
Waitlist Max: 60
No Reserved Seats
Also offered as:
ECON C147
Hours & Workload
1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 8 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
MON, MAY 6TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Birge 50
Other classes by Federico Manuel Echenique
+ 2 Independent Study
Course 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.
Class Notes
* This class does NOT use 999 discussion sections! You may be waitlisted for the class even if there are open seats at the lecture level if you select a discussion section that is full. There is NO WAY to see what your waitlist position is for discussion sections.
* If you are waitliste.. show more
* If you are waitliste.. show more
* This class does NOT use 999 discussion sections! You may be waitlisted for the class even if there are open seats at the lecture level if you select a discussion section that is full. There is NO WAY to see what your waitlist position is for discussion sections.
* If you are waitlisted for the class and want to switch sections, you will need to DROP the class and re-enroll. Staff cannot switch you so you keep your waitlist position. You can learn more about switching sections at: www.https://sis.berkeley.edu/help/enrollment-faq/switching-related-sections
* Through the end of phase 2, all seats are reserved for EECS/LSCS students in terms 7+ to give graduating seniors the best chance to enroll. Once the adjustment period begins, reserved seating ends and the system automatically fills any open seats based solely on your waitlist position. show less
* If you are waitlisted for the class and want to switch sections, you will need to DROP the class and re-enroll. Staff cannot switch you so you keep your waitlist position. You can learn more about switching sections at: www.https://sis.berkeley.edu/help/enrollment-faq/switching-related-sections
* Through the end of phase 2, all seats are reserved for EECS/LSCS students in terms 7+ to give graduating seniors the best chance to enroll. Once the adjustment period begins, reserved seating ends and the system automatically fills any open seats based solely on your waitlist position. show less
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Undergraduate Students: College of Engineering declared majors and L&S Computer Science
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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