This course offers a forum for research at the intersection of the information technology and economics disciplines, with a major focus on the business challenges in the digital economy. We attempt to address the following questions:
l How much information is needed? This includes bounded rationality, incomplete information, and information search.
l How much should be paid for information? This includes vendor pricing and buyer willingness to pay.
l How can information be used? This includes signaling, moral hazard, trust, and information asymmetry.