Psychology and Economics
ECON 2030
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Description
Studies the way that economic and psychological factors jointly influence behavior. Analyzes how to integrate insights from the choices people make in the lab and the field into economic theory, applications, and empirical work. Enriches the standard economic model by improved understanding of people's goals and tastes, as well as incorporating limits to rationality such as limited attention and memory, errors in statistical reasoning and social inference, shortcomings in self-regulation, and misprediction of utility. The course is intended for doctoral students interested in research in economics and related fields; we also strongly encourage undergraduates with appropriate preparation.
Course Notes
Primarily for graduate students but open to undergraduates.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
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