BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
   

ECON 1250 - BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This course will expose students to how insights from psychology and experiments have been incorporated into economic models. We will discuss how the insights have changed our understanding of markets and auctions, strategic interactions (game theory), individual decision making under uncertainty and over time, political behavior and more. We will also explore the welfare and policy implications of the findings from behavioral economics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ECON 1100 (Min Grad 'C')
Course Attributes: MCSI - Sustainability Related


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