COMPUTING PROBLEMS OF ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION USING LINEAR PROGRAMMING






This project aims at popularizing the usage of numerical methods, and in particular, linear programming techniques, for solving various types of information- and incentive-constrained problems in economics. In the introduction section you can find a hands-on overview paper containing a detailed, step-by-step description of the techniques one can use in setting up and computing a moral hazard problem using Matlab and linear programming. The 'Methods' section provides links to other methodology papers on using linear programming in problems of asymmetric information. Under 'Applications' there is a list of papers on a variety of applied and theory topics in which the linear programming techniques presented here are used in practice. Finally, the "Useful Links" section contains links to the websites of people and other resources related to linear programming or computation in general.






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