ECUE Advanced behavioural economics

Code de l'ECUE : IMEX116

Ce cours appartient à UE Advanced Behavioural economics qui contient 1 ECUE

Structure

EUR ELMI

Domaine disciplinaire

Sciences économiques , Sciences de gestion et du management

Lieu d'enseignement

Campus Saint Jean d'Angély

Niveau du cours

Master 2

Semestre

Semestre impair

Langue

Anglais

PRESENTATION

The course integrates microeconomic approaches to behavior with perspectives from psychology, cognitive science, and experimental economics, aiming to shed light on how individuals make decisions and how their welfare is shaped in contexts involving certainty, risk, uncertainty, and intertemporal choice. It explores systematic biases in how people form and revise probabilistic beliefs as new information becomes available. Students will examine both theoretical frameworks and experimental or empirical evidence, gaining a deeper understanding of behavior through these complementary lenses. Learning will revolve around discussions of research papers and selected book chapters, helping students cultivate the ability to critically assess and apply contemporary research in the field. Additionally, students will play an active role in shaping the course by selecting specific readings within each topic.

Responsable(s) du cours

Paul Pezanis-Christou

Présentiel

20h de cours magistral

PREREQUIS

Avant le début du cours, je dois ...

Have basic knowledge of microeconomics (utility functions, preferences, risk preferences,...), game theory and statistics (discrete probabilities, conditional probabilities,...)
Have a strong interest in the analysis of human behaviour in economic contexts (business), social dilemmas (ethics) and strategic decision-making (games).
Have an interest in cognitive sciences and behavioural psychology, and in their use to analyse economic contexts.
Have an interest in data analysis

OBJECTIFS

A la fin de ce cours, je devrais être capable de...

Understanding deviations from classical rationality, i.e., how real-word decision-making departs from the assumptions of standard economic models.
Understanding the design and interpretation of laboratory experiments for testing behavioural hypotheses and measuring deviations from rational benchmarks.
Demonstrate an understanding of how formal behavioural models help predicting behaviour under risk, uncertainty, and over time.
Integrating psychology and economics, i.e., learning how insights from psychology and other social sciences shape economic behaviour.
Critically evaluate the assumptions of traditional economic models in the light of behavioural economic concepts.

CONTENU

Choice under certainty: Simples heuristics for complex choices

Cartwright, Chapter 2
Choice under risk and uncertainty

Cartwright, Chapter 3
Judgement under uncertainty and learning from new information

Cartwright, Chapter 5
Intertemporal Choice: Choosing when to act

Cartwright, Chapter 4
Social interactions and social preferences

Cartwright, Chapters 6 & 7

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