Universität Wien

040832 UK Behavioral and Experimental Economics (MA) (2016W)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

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max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 03.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Montag 03.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
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  • Montag 31.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Montag 07.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Montag 07.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
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    Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
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  • Montag 12.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Montag 09.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Montag 09.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Montag 16.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Montag 16.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Behavioral economics attempts to make economics a more relevant and powerful science of human behavior by integrating insights from psychology and the social sciences into economics. Experimental economics adapts methods developed in the natural sciences to study economic behavior. Experiments are valuable in testing to what extent the integration of insights from other disciplines into economics is necessary and fruitful.

Behavioral and Experimental Economics is a vibrant field of research in economics and sheds new light on many old and important issues in economics. While still young, the field has received wide recognition in recent years, for example by the award of the Nobel Prize in Economics 2002 to Daniel Kahneman and Vernon Smith (the Nobel Prize winners Reinhard Selten 1994, Elinor Ostrom in 2009, and Alvin Roth 2012 have also importantly contributed to experimental economics). The field is rapidly growing. This course can therefore not provide a comprehensive overview but concentrates on selected topics instead.

The course addresses the following questions:
- What are the advantages and limitations of experimental economics?
- How important are deviations from the assumptions of full rationality and strict self-interest in determining outcomes of economic interaction? It is argued that identifying individual-level “anomalies” is not sufficient to demonstrate their economic and social importance. Instead, it must be analyzed how institutions mitigate and multiply these anomalies. A broad range of institutions, including markets, bargaining and voting is discussed.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Grading:
a) Midterm exam (closed book, English, 50% of final grade). It reviews what has been discussed during the lecture so far.
b) The final exam covers the content of the entire lecture but concentrates on what has been discussed in the second half of the course (closed book, English, 50% of final grade).
In line with the directives by the University administration, there will be NO general retake exam in this class. I may arrange individual make-up exams if you miss either the midterm or final for a good reason. Please send me an e-mail before the exam takes place to announce that you will miss it and provide appropriate documentation (e.g. medical attest) afterwards.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

A sound knowledge of microeconomics and game theory is required.

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

see my webpage for a handout: http://homepage.univie.ac.at/jean-robert.tyran/Teaching/BEecon_MA/home_lecture.htm and Moodle for readings.
Readings are password protected. I will announce the password in lecture.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:29