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College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 490 - Behavioral and Experimental Economics

Cross-Listed as ECON 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. Counts as a Group E elective for the Economics major. Prerequisite(s): ECON 361  and ECON 371 . C- or higher required for all prerequisites. Offered every year. (4 Credits)