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12/07/2024 at 10:30 PM
ECON636
Behavioral Economics
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: ECON603 and ECON604; and permission of BSOS-Economics department.
An exploration of how people make decisions, questioning the concept of "perfect rationality" in the standard economic theory, providing improved models in line with the observed biases of decision makers. Focusing on decision making under risk and ambiguity, endowment effect, status quo bias, loss aversion, intertemporal choice, and selfish and pro-social preferences.