CS 286r. Topics at the Interface between Computer Science and Economics (Information, Prediction, and Collective Intelligence) (Fall 2012)

This is a rotating topics course that studies the interplay between computation and economics. Topics covered include electronic commerce, computational social choice, computational mechanism design, peer production, prediction markets and reputation systems. The class is seminar style and readings are drawn from artificial intelligence, theoretical computer science, multi-agent systems, economic theory, and operations research.

Note: Enrollment of this course will be limited to facilitate seminar-style discussion of papers. If necessary, we'll use a survey to help with the selection of students, with preference given to graduate students and students with the strongest background.