2025/2026

Economics of Information

Type: Optional course (faculty)

Delivered by: Department of Theoretical Economics

When: 3 module

Open to: students of all HSE University campuses

Instructors: Aleksei Smirnov

Language: English

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the role of information in Economics, and to cover related theories and applications. The course is divided into two parts. The first part deals with classical static models of strategic communication, disclosure, signaling and screening. The second part is focused on social learning and strategic experimentation. The main purpose of this part is to learn how these theories can be used to study interesting practical questions. The primary language of the course is English. Students should possess basic knowledge of calculus and probability theory.