ECON667-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011

Behavioural Economics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 22 July 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 7 October 2011

Description

Behavioural economics studies how psychological insights and experimental methods may be brought to bear on the understanding of economic phenomena, especially in situations with strategic interaction. Material covered includes influential theoretical developments and experimental results in the field of behavioural economics.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Lecturer

Maros Servatka

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Term Paper 50%
Mid-Term Exam 50%


Mid-term exam  September 28 50%
Term Paper October 16 50%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Camerer, Colin; Behavioral game theory : experiments in strategic interaction ; Princeton University Press, 2003.

Camerer, Colin , Loewenstein, George., Rabin, Matthew; Advances in behavioral economics ; Russell Sage Foundation ;Princeton University Press, 2004.

Davis, Douglas D. , Holt, Charles A; Experimental economics ; Princeton University Press, 1992.

Kagel, John H. , Roth, Alvin E; The handbook of experimental economics ; Princeton University Press, 1995.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $753.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

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