Universität Wien

200110 SE Advanced Seminar: Work, Economy, and Society (2025W)

Behavioural Public Policy

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Vertiefungsseminare können nur fürs Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung fürs Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.
Moodle
Mo 01.12. 15:00-16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A

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).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Attending the first session is required.

  • Monday 06.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Monday 13.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Monday 20.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Monday 27.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Monday 03.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Monday 10.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Monday 17.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Monday 24.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Monday 15.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Monday 12.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Monday 19.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Monday 26.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Behavioural public policy is an interdisciplinary approach to policy design that draws on insights from behavioural economics, psychology, and other social sciences to develop effective and human-centred policy measures. In this seminar, various ways of influencing human behaviour – particularly in response to societal challenges – are introduced and critically discussed. This includes examining both the possibilities and limitations of individual-level policies (nudges, boosts) as well as system-level policies (incentives, mandates).

Assessment and permitted materials

The assessment includes attendance and participation (20%), one group presentation (40%), and one group written assignment (40%). The details will be elaborated during the first session. In-person attendance is required for this course because much of the class time will be devoted to interaction and discussion among students. However, students are not expected to attend all sessions but will have the choice of which to attend.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Passing requires at least a 50% grade on each assessment component.

Examination topics

This will be elaborated during the first session.

Reading list

A reading list will be provided on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Tu 30.09.2025 08:46