Paul Milgrom (paul@milgrom.net) is the Shirley and Leonard Ely professor of Humanities and Sciences in the Department of Economics at Stanford University and professor, by courtesy, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a winner of the Nemmers Prize in Economics.

Milgrom has made well-known contributions to many areas of economics, including auctions, incentive theory, industrial economics, economic history, economics of manufacturing, economics of organizations, and game theory. His book with John Roberts, Economics, Organization and Management, opened a new area to economic research.

Milgrom is best known, however, for his contributions to the theory of auctions and for pioneering contributions to the practical design of multi-item auctions. Milgrom’s book Putting Auction Theory to Work was published by Cambridge University Press and received enthusiastic reviews from both Nobel-winning economists and leading practitioners.

Lecture slides and problem sets for a course in auction theory course based on Milgrom’s book are available for download and extra material is available on request. Also available are errata for the book and Powerpoint slides are available for Milgrom’s 2006 European mini-courses on Topics in Market Design.