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ECON 6800 - Behavioral and Experimental Economics I

Study economic behavior as it departs from perfectly rational, complete-information models. This course presents the main theories and findings from the behavioral economics literature as they relate to individuals’ choices over time, risk, and uncertainty. Additional topics include individuals’ use of decision heuristics and models of social preferences, such as altruism, fairness, reciprocity, and inequality aversion. Experimental methods are developed.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: ECON 6720  and ECON 6740  or permission of instructor.

When Offered: Fall term annually.

Credit Hours: 3


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