Organizational Economics II

I teach the second in a two-quarter sequence in Organizational Economics, MECS 570-2. The first course in the sequence is taught by Michael Powell and has lecture notes posted here.

Syllabus for MECS 570-2 (Spring 2022): Syllabus

Lecture Notes

Updated notes for each week will be added following the lectures for that week.

Introduction and Productivity Dynamics

• Chapter 1 (2022)

Why Might Dynamics Arise?

• Chapter 2 (2022)

Sources of Sequential Inefficiencies

• Chapter 3 (2021)

Dynamic Decision-Making

• Chapter 4 (2021)

Managers and Management

• Chapter 7 (2021)

Financial Markets and Organizations

• Chapter 6 (2021)

Simple Contracts

• Chapter 5, part 1

• Chapter 5, part 2

Institutions

• Chapter 7

Formal Markets and Informal Institutions

• Chapter 8