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College Catalog 2020-2021 
    
College Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECON 490 - Behavioral and Experimental Economics

Cross-Listed as PSYC 490  
This course surveys recent developments in behavioral economics and considers applications in labor economics, macroeconomics, finance, public finance, consumer choice, and other areas. Our goal is to draw on recent work in cognitive and evolutionary psychology to better understand human behavior and incorporate these insights into neoclassical reasoning and modeling. This course counts towards the capstone.  This course counts as a Group E elective. Prerequisite(s): ECON 361  and ECON 371 . C- or higher required for all prerequisites. Offered every year. (4 Credits)