BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS

ECON 690

Topics in economic theory and policy.

ECON 805

Economic behavior under uncertainty; measure of risk, information structure, stock market and asset pricing, insurance theory, asymmetric information and incentive mechanisms.

ECON 903

Current research on the operation of markets in which individuals and firms act with imperfect information, are limited in their responses, may purchase heterogeneous commodities or factor services, and are concerned with conflicting goals.

ECON 535

An examination of the use of laboratory or field experiments to examine questions of interest to economists. How to design economic experiments and understand their results. Understanding answers to key questions about economic policy, development economics, learning in uncertain situations, behavior in markets, market design, auctions, finance, altruism and selfishness, bargaining, and many other topics, as well as the processes that produced these answers, using principles from statistical models, survey design, game theory, understanding of incentives, and behavioral economics.

AAE 705

Focuses on developing a conceptual as well as empirical analysis of microeconomic behavior, including production and consumption analysis, technical change, and investment. Emphasizes empirical applications of microeconomics, with implications for efficiency and welfare analysis. Knowledge of statistics such asSTAT/​MATH  309is recommended.