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SS390 (Version: 2022 1) COURSE DETAILS


COURSE TITLE EFF YEAR EFF TERM DEPARTMENT CREDIT HOURS
SS390 BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS 2022 1 3.0 (BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0)
SCOPE
This course will cover how insights from psychology and behavioral economics relate to the foundational economic model of rational choice. This course will cover four main topic areas. First, the course will examine how individual preferences tend to deviate from a rational choice model. Second, the course will explore how cognitive limitations alter individual choice. Third, the course will look at how social preferences and social influence impact decisions. Fourth and finally, this course will investigate how public policy interacts with individual behavioral tendencies.
LESSONS: 40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk) LABS: 0 @ 0 min
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
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SS390 COURSE REQUISITES


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SS390 (Version: 2017 2) COURSE DETAILS (ARCHIVED)


COURSE TITLE EFF YEAR EFF TERM DEPARTMENT CREDIT HOURS
SS390 BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS 2017 2 3.0 (BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0)
SCOPE
This course will cover how insights from psychology and behavioral economics relate to the foundational economic model of rational choice. This course will cover four main topic areas. First, the course will examine how individual preferences tend to deviate from a rational choice model. Second, the course will explore how cognitive limitations alter individual choice. Third, the course will look at how social preferences and social influence impact decisions. Fourth and finally, this course will investigate how public policy interacts with individual behavioral tendencies.
LESSONS: 40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk) LABS: 0 @ 0 min
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
None

SS390 COURSE REQUISITES


None