Schedule
The course is scheduled on days 5–7 of the summer school and consists of 18 hours of lectures (6 each day). Each lecture lasts 60 minutes. Morning lectures start at 9:00 and finish at 12:40. Afternoon lectures start at 14:00 and finish at 17:40. The break after each lecture lasts 20 minutes. All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
Topics
Day 5 – Evolution and brain
- Evolution of human decision-making
- Introduction to the brain
- Decision-making under risk and uncertainty
Day 6 – Behavioral economics
- Decision-making and money
- Decision-making and time
- Decision-making and society
Day 7 – Behavioral public policy
- Introduction to behavioral public policy
- (De)motivating good behavior
- Guides for choice architects
- Ethics in behavioral economics applications
ECTS requirements
To obtain 2 ECTS, you must attend the lectures and take a final exam based on lectures and selected chapters of mandatory literature (Wilkinson & Klaes, 2017). The exam will be in the form of an online test and will take place after the end of the program.
Literature
- Wilkinson, N., & Klaes, M. (2017). An introduction to behavioral economics. Macmillan International Higher Education.
- Dhami, S. (2016). The foundations of behavioral economic analysis. Oxford University Press.
- Halpern, D. (2015). Inside the nudge unit: How small changes can make a big difference. Random House.
- Thaler, R., & Sunstein, C. (2009). Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness. Penguin.
- Thaler, R., & Sunstein, C. (2003). Libertarian paternalism. American economic review, 93(2), 175–179.