040399 SE Topics in Behavioral and Experimental Economics (MA) (2026S)

Requirements: Participants are expected to have taken classes providing an introduction into the field, for example “Behavioral and Experimental Economics” (MA, 040832). Foreign students with similar background are very welcome. In addition, a sound knowledge of microeconomics and game theory is required.
Participation in the first class is compulsory. You cannot participate in this course if you do not attend the first session.

Grading:
a) Grading for the person "in charge" has two components. 1) Presentation of the paper (20%). Hand in your slides 24h before your seminar presentation through Moodle. 2) Performance in answering questions of fellow students and the instructor (20% of final grade).
b) Students are requested to read all papers and to actively participate in discussion (20%). As grading is based on active participation in the course, you must not miss more than two sessions.
c) Hand in questions and comments to at least 3 papers (max. 2 questions per paper). Comments should be critical and may, for example, relate to the experimental design, the validity of the analysis, or the interpretation of results. Provide a short explanation for why your question may be relevant or interesting. The comments should be similar to a "substantive" point in a referee report. Comments pointing out that the paper is incomplete or is not satisfactory in addressing a particular question ideally also explain how the critique could be addressed, e.g. suggest new experimental treatment (max. 1 page per question). Best 2 attempts count. Hand in your comments and questions 24h before the seminar through Moodle (40%).