040832 UK Behavioral and Experimental Economics (2012W)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Th 06.09.2012 09:00 to Th 20.09.2012 14:00
Registration is open from We 26.09.2012 10:00 to Th 27.09.2012 17:00
Deregistration possible until Su 14.10.2012 23:59

Details

max. 50 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Jean-Robert Tyran

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 02.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 02.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 09.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 09.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 16.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 16.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 23.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 23.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 30.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 30.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 06.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 06.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 13.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 13.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 20.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 20.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 27.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 27.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 04.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 04.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 11.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 11.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 18.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 18.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 08.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 08.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 15.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 15.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 22.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 22.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 29.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Tuesday 29.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

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. The field has recently received wide recognition, for example by the award of the Nobel Prize in Economics 2002 to Daniel Kahneman and Vernon Smith. 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.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assignment (20%), Midterm exam (40%), Final exam (40%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

see my webpage for handout and readings: http://homepage.univie.ac.at/jean-robert.tyran/Teaching/BEecon_MA/home_lecture.htm

Association in the course directory

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