LFU:online

Behavioural economics combines results from experiments and insights from psychology in order to study how people make decisions. This course will introduce some of the major issues, methods and models currently debated in this field. Students will learn how to process recent contributions to the literature, how to present these contributions, and how to utilize these contriobutions for their own original research.

Behavioural economics is a diverse subject, focusing on situations where observed behavior systematically deviates from standard theoretical models and what this implies for both positive and normative economics. The content of this course includes areas related to decisions made over risk, time and the income of others.

Students will choose a recent research contribution published in a top-journal (from a set of papers focusing on a particular topic) provided by the lecturers. They will process the paper and present it to fellow students such that the key contributions can be discussed in-class. As a final assignment, students will prepare their own research project related to the literature presented in-class. 

Student presentation, discussion, final paper.

Will be provided on the OLaT pages at the beginning of the term.

The course consists on individual (or group) meetings with not more than two students and one of the lecturers to prepare presentations during the term. Final presentations will be in January either online or on-campus (depending on regulations).