| Current issues in behavioral economics (SE) |
| Untertitel: |
| This course is part of the module: Business & Management |
| DozentIn: |
| Timo Heinrich, Martin Sterner |
| Semester: |
| SoSe 24 |
| Ort: |
| (A – 0.18) |
| Zeiten: |
Di. 08:00 - 09:30 (wöchentlich)
Erster Termin:Dienstag, 02.04.2024 08:00 - 09:30, Ort: (A – 0.18) |
| Voraussetzungen: |
| The aim of the course is to have lively discussions on each of the presentation topics. Therefore, it is essential that you actively participate in the course. To ensure this, your attendance to the presentation sessions is compulsory. We will track attendance in each of the sessions. In order to pass the course, you must have attended at least 6 of the 10 presentation sessions. |
| Leistungsnachweis: |
| Presentation: You will work on a section of the book by Kuper and Szymanski (2022). Allocation of the topics will be done via Stud.IP. Details will be announced in the first meeting. Evaluation will be based on the following elements: 20 min group presentation (up to 3 students) and 10 min comment. You can find more information in uploaded syllabus. |
| Leistungspunkte: |
| 2 |
| Beschreibung: |
| The goal of the seminar is to discuss current issues in behavioral and to shed light on their relationship to economic theory and our own behavior. Students will first read a current popular science book (in English) as well as the relevant scientific literature. Then the individual topics will be presented and critically discussed during the seminar. Furthermore, students will develop individual research questions.
This term, we will read the following book: "Soccernomics (2022 World Cup Edition): Why France and Germany Win, Why England Is Starting to and Why The Rest of the World Loses" by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski. |
