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Frontiers of Economic Theory and Computer Science
August 12–13, 2016
ORGANIZERS
BENJAMIN BROOKS, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
MOHAMMAD AKBARPOUR, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
With the advent of the internet economy, there has been a remarkable convergence in lines of inquiry between the fields of economic theory and computer science. The emergence of new markets mediated by information technology has spurred new research on how strategic agents interact with complex institutions, and also on how best to design institutions in the face of limited information and limited computational resources. The disciplines of game theory and complexity theory provide complementary approaches to understanding these issues. This conference brings together leading researchers from these fields to share and discuss exciting new developments. The broader goal is to facilitate a dialogue on how best to advance the common objective of understanding strategic behavior and institutional design in complex environments.