The course covers various topics relating to social insurance and market design. The first half of the course covers the rationale for government interventions into private insurance markets, adverse selection, social insurance design and the intersection between social insurance and intra-family insurance. The second half of the course covers topics in market design, such as school choice, public procurement, and housing policy.
4 units · GSB Student Option LTR/PF
The course covers various topics relating to social insurance and market design. The first half of the course covers the rationale for government interventions into private insurance markets, adverse selection, social insurance design and the intersection between social insurance and intra-family insurance. The second half of the course covers topics in market design, such as school choice, public procurement, and housing policy.
Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.