13957 - Behavioural Economics Modulübersicht
Module Number: | 13957 |
Module Title: | Behavioural Economics |
Verhaltensökonomie | |
Department: | Faculty 5 - Business, Law and Social Sciences |
Responsible Staff Member: |
|
Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
Duration: | 1 semester |
Frequency of Offer: | Every winter semester |
Credits: | 6 |
Learning Outcome: | After completing this module, students will be able to apply behavioural economic models to analyse individual decisions. They can integrate psychological research approaches into economic models. They can independently develop and master advanced research approaches in the field of behavioural economics and have a solid understanding of the basics of empirical, including experimental, research methods in the field of behavioural economics. Furthermore, they will be able to critically analyse and evaluate economic policy proposals with a behavioral economics perspective. |
Contents: | • Homo Economicus: The economic concept of human behaviour • The economic theory of moral action • Behavioural anomalies: an overview • Bounded rationality • Dealing with risk and uncertainty • Prospect theory • Heuristics: Curse or blessing? • Fairness and social norms • Economic happiness research • Behavioural political economy • Behavioural public economics |
Recommended Prerequisites: | Good knowledge of microeconomics. |
Mandatory Prerequisites: | No successful participation in the corresponding discontinued module 11814 Behavioral Economics. |
Forms of Teaching and Proportion: |
|
Teaching Materials and Literature: | Foundational literature:
|
Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
Assessment Mode for Module Examination: |
|
Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
Limited Number of Participants: | None |
Part of the Study Programme: |
|
Remarks: | This module is a successor module to the module „Behavioral Economics (11814)". Students who have already passed the module cannot take the module "Behavioral Economics (13957)" again. |
Module Components: | Behavioral Economics (Lecture) Behavioral Economics (Exercise) |
Components to be offered in the Current Semester: |
|