Contract Theory - Course Material
- Topic 1 - Modelling contractual relationships: overview of the field
- Topic 2 - Asymmetric information and the uninformed Principal
- Optimal auctions (Myerson (81))
- Extra notes on auctions of a single object
- Topic 3 - Moral Hazard
- Optimal contracting under moral hazard (Holmstrom (79))
- Moral Hazard in teams (Holmstrom (82))
- Topic 4 - Asymmetric information and the informed Principal
- Topic 5 - Dynamics
- Dynamics and regulation (Laffont-Tirole (88) & Regulation Handbook)
- Topic 6 - Collusion
- Asymmetric information and collusion ( Laffont-Martimort (97))
- Related literature on collusion/cooperation
- A few notes on bargaining
- Topic 7 - Common agency
- Topic 8 - Restrictions of the possibilities of contracting