Advanced behavioral and experimental economics syllabus 20192020 summary. This is an introductory course to theoretical and experimental behavioral economics for graduate students in economics. Smith is a major creator of the new discipline of experimental economics. He holds a phd in economics from the university of california, san diego, us. There will also be supplementary readings, particularly as the course progresses. Experimental economics econ0031 syllabus course description. Introduction to experimental methods in economics 2. This class will give students from economics an introduction in how questions of central relevance to economists are approached and discussed in other social and behavioral sciences, particularly evolutionary biology, anthropology and political science. List has published more than 200 articles in refereed academic journals during the last 20 years, many on field experiments and related work. Experimental economics by ernesto reuben description this course is an introduction to experimental economics, its methods, and some of the recent applications. Assistant professor of managerial economics tum school of management building 0505 room 2517 08928925394 m. Covered topics include market competition, asset market bubbles, auction design, bargaining and behavioral labor economics, information and signaling.
Experimental and behavioral economics syllabus revised august 31, 2015 department of agricultural and resource economics university of maryland, college park fall 2015 course information professor. With experimental economics now regarded as part of the basic toolkit for applied economics, this book demonstrates how controlled experiments can be a useful in providing evidence relevant to. Review economy university of california, san diego. Econ333 experimental economics university of alaska. Kelli lanier syllabus course description experimental economics is a relatively new field in economics that studies choices in a controlled environment, which we call the laboratory, or lab. Serra holds an msc in economics from the london school of economics and political sciences and a phd in economics. This course is an introduction to behavioral and experimental economics. Tbd this course is an introduction to the field of health economics. Behavioral and experimental economics syllabus fall 202014 author. This course will be an introduction to experimental economics, its methods, and some of. For example, smith requires that participants have a reward of real value they can pursue. Health economics syllabus university of southern california spring 2016 professor. Undergraduate experimental economics stanford university. Experimental economics econ 430530 course instructor.
Emory university department of economics experimental economics fall 2014 economics 310 dr. In addition to experimental economic research, his scientific interests include labor market research, happiness research and environmental economics. Individual decision making risk and time preferences 5. The journal invites highquality papers in any area of experimental research in economics and related fields i. Advanced behavioral and experimental economics 1 syllabus 45h semester 1 outline. There will be a number of structured assignments and milestones leading to the planning, execution, writeup and presentation of this research. This course will be an introduction to experimental economics, its methods, and. Cox fall 2018 this course is a research class in experimental and behavioral economics that is intended to. Social dilemmas public goods, commonpool resources 3. Experimental economics is an international journal that serves the growing group of economists around the world who use experimental methods. Undergraduate experimental economics economics 179. This collection of his papers from 1962 to 1990 surveys key developments in the field from early.
Harvard university, fall 2017 syllabus for economics 1126 quantitative methods in economics. After this class, students are expected to be able to name several experiments. The course will stress the interaction of theory and experiment, seeking to relate questions in the theory of markets, games, and decisions to issues in experimental design and the analysis and interpretation of. Given the recent growth of interest in behavioral considerations, experiments are increasingly used in. We will then examine the theory and methods of statistical inference, emphasizing those applications most useful in modeling business problems. In addition to learning about laboratory and field experiments, this course will also provide an introduction to the behavioral economics.
The course focuses on how psychological insights and experimental methods have been influencing economic thinking. I run most of my experiment in bologna were we have a stateofthe art laboratory here in bologna in case. In the mid1990s, john list began conducting economic experiments, but in the field rather than in the lab. Applications are seen in almost all markets and government programs that assign and sometimes price scarce.
Market design combines auction and matching theory behavioral and experimental economics to with design innovative markets to better meet goals. Health economics is an active field of microeconomics with a large and growing literature. The handbook of experimental economics, john kagel and alvin e. This year we will be running online games using moblab. This course will be an introduction to the methodology of experimental economics and its application to specific topics, such as decision making under uncertainty, auctions and public goods. Curricula and syllabi in experimental economics the. View 1 other section of this course in this semester. Behavioral economics has emerged as a discipline studying situations in which the behavior of people does. Jeannette brosigkoch is a professor at the university of duisburgessen, founding director of the essen laboratory for experimental economic research elfe and chairwoman of the social sciences. These are often all about violations of the predictions of existing theories which explains the. Experimental data can allow us to search forregularities, and exploring and documenting unanticipated regularities has given experimental economics some of its biggest hits from allais onwards. Alvin roth, chapter 1, introduction to experimental economics, in kagel and roth eds. Econ 420 experimental economics syllabus fall 2019. Students are required to register at the first week of class, students will receive an invitation to join the class.
Click to read the full richmond fed interview about his work. He is an associate editor at the journal of economic theory, and series. This is a syllabus for a behavioural economics course as taught by professor p. Holt abstract although economics is not commonly thought to be an experimental science, laboratory methods are being increasingly used as economic theories become more sophisticated.
Danila serra is an assistant professor of economics at southern methodist university, in dallas, texas. Experimental economics is a grown, yet growing, field in economics and business administration. View notes experimental econ syllabus from econ 4230 at georgia state university. This course is an introduction to the use of laboratory methods in economics. Experimental economics econ3020 spring 2010 course. It includes information on the course structure, assessments and topics.
We will start with methodological issues and then study selected topics in which experiments have been applied. It also features a short article on defining behavioral economics. You, the student, will conduct an original experimental study i. This class will be taught by researchers working in experimental, behavioral, and institutional economics and researchers working at the intersection of economics with political science and history. Behavioral and experimental economics at mgse autumnwinter 200809. Econ 635 experimental economics course description and. Economics as an experimental science in this class, we will discuss the use of experiments as a research method and the strengths and weaknesses of different experimental approaches. A i will introduce you to the research frontier in behavioral and experimental economics. Policy applications prerequisite principles of microeconomics econ a202 or equivalent. Experimental economics syllabus fall 2015 course description and objectives. This is a course for undergraduate students in economics. Economics 207 introduces the subject matter, methods, and results of experimental economics. Academic year 20152016 tentative syllabus experimental economics instructor.
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