EC-261 Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Economics combines economics, psychology and the cognitive sciences to study human decision making. This course introduces students to the standard economic model of human behavior, and then uses real-world examples to see where the standard model falls short. More broadly, this class introduces students to building models of human behavior. And since behavioral economics relies on experiments to test models, the class discusses the basics of experimental design and causal inference. We apply the lessons to a broad range of fields, including finance, business, and public policy.