Title:  Mechanism Design

Abstract:  Given a social goal, under what circumstances can we design a game to achieve that goal?

Title:  Auction Theory

Abstract:  Equivalences among four standard auctions: the high-bid auction (the high bidder wins and pays her bid); the second-bid auction (the high bidder wins and pays the second highest bid); the Dutch auction (the auctioneer lowers the price successively until some bidder is willing to pay); and the English auction (bidders raise their bids successively until no one wants to bid higher)