商学院再添新课程：加密货币

斯坦福商学院又要开设新课程啦！这回是关于今年最火的领域之一：加密货币。本门课程将由Susan Athey教授主讲，5月7日开课，感兴趣的同学们要抓紧时间注册了。以下是这门课的内容概述：

This class will provide an overview of the rapidly evolving area of distributed ledger and blockchain technologies, with a focus on economic and strategic issues.

We will cover key components of the architecture that affect the products derived from cryptocurrency. We then consider tokens as a store of value and exchange, analyzing models of cryptocurrency pricing and as a vehicle for raising of capital.

Next, we consider use cases including payments, micropayments, asset registries, and smart contracts. We then analyze barriers to entry in cryptocurrencies, as well as how the new products they enable affect industry structure in both the financial sector and the economy and society as a whole.

For example, how might decentralized systems like the blockchain impact the sharing economy? The government? We consider the governance of these decentralized systems and how decentralization affects the potential for the management and success of platforms. We discuss the potential for national digital currencies and the end of cash.

Finally, we consider consumer protection, privacy, security, regulation, and the power of governments and regulators over borderless, decentralized systems.

Students will benefit from guest lectures by industry and thought leaders.

Susan Athey教授是斯坦福商学院技术经济学教授。她目前的研究主要集中在数字化经济学，市场设计以及计量经济学和机器学习的交叉点。 她曾在多个应用领域工作过，包括木材拍卖，互联网搜索，在线广告，新闻媒体和虚拟货币。作为第一批“技术经济学家”之一，她曾担任微软公司的首席经济学家六年，现在担任Expedia，Rover和Ripple董事会成员。