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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Spring 2022 |
Registration ID | ECONH314B001 |
Course Title | Behavioral Economics |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Economics |
Instructor | Owens,David M. |
Times and Days | MW 01:00pm-02:30pm
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Room Location | STO16 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1793 This course explores systematic departures of behavior from the predictions of neoclassical economic theory, and when possible, proposes alternative theories to explain this behavior. The course will begin with a study of reference-dependent preferences, based on Kahneman and Tversky’s seminal paper Prospect Theory. Further topics will include, but not be limited to, present-biased preferences, social preferences and behavioral finance. Students should be comfortable with microeconomic theory, and have some exposure to game theory. The course will have a heavy research component, and students should be prepared for critical reading of scholarly articles, and to write and present a research paper of their own.; Prerequisite(s): Econ 300 or Econ B200 at Bryn Mawr, or instructor consent Social Science, B: Analysis of the Social World (Hav: SO, B) |
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