1. Introduction; Part I. Microeconomic Fundamentals: 2. Game-theoretical basics; 3. Mechanism design; 4. Single-object auctions; Part II. Multi-Object Auction Design: 5. An overview of multi-object auctions; 6. The simultaneous multi-round auction format; 7. Sealed-bid multi-object auctions; 8. Open multi-object auctions; 9. The combinatorial clock auction formats; Part III. Approximation and Matching Markets; 10. Approximation mechanisms; 11. Matching markets; 12. Outlook; Part IV. Appendices: Mathematical Optimization; A. Linear optimization; B. Algorithms and complexity.

The introduction to market design discusses the theory and empirical results relevant for the design of multi-object auctions and matching.