ECON2013 Behavioural Economics: Psychology and Economics

Later Year Course

Offered By	Research School of Economics General
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Economics
Offered in	Second Semester, 2012 and Second Semester, 2013
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course aims to expose students to the area of behavioural economics and compare and contrast its approaches to those of traditional neoclassical economics.
Learning Outcomes	Upon a successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Understand and be able to explain research in behavioural economics. • Apply effectively the theories of behavioural economics to current debates. • Be familiar with aspects of decision-making under uncertainty and theories of learning and knowledge. • Understand the debates on rationality, knowledge and equilibrium in microeconomics; • Be able to apply behavioural economics ideas to practical situations, both to explain observations and to suggest policy improvement+D115s.
Indicative Assessment	The assessment for this course will comprise a number of graded problem sets, a midterm examination and a final exam.
Areas of Interest	Economics, Management, and Psychology
Requisite Statement	ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 or ECON1100 Economics 1 (H).
Other Information	Please refer to Course Website

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