Learning Outcomes:
The key learning outcomes of this module:
• A mastery of key concepts in behavioural economics.
• An understanding of how theory and empirics can be combined to better understand human behaviour.
• The ability to apply behavioural concepts more generally to economic areas of interest.
• The ability to critically evaluate, present, and write about research in Behavioural Economics.
Indicative Module Content:
The course will cover a selection of the following topics:
-Introduction to Behavioural Economics
-Methodology
-Expected Utility Theory and Prospect Theory
-Salience
-Focal Points in Coordination and Bargaining
-The Guessing Game and Level-k
-Social Preferences
-Economics of Social Identity
-Experiments on Social Identity
-Diversity in Organizations
-The Economics of Discrimination and Algorithmic Discrimination
-Morals and Markets