Applied Behavioral Social Policy
Prof. Dr. Jeannette Brosig-Koch
Module Objectives
The students
• learn to design economic experiments in the field of behavioral social policy
• acquire knowledge in interpreting experimental findings in this area
• are able to apply the methodology of experimental economics to a specific research question in order to arrive at an economically well-founded statement
• are able to discuss their research and that of other seminar participants in plenary sessions
• learn to productively work in a team and to coordinate with peers
Content
The seminar is intended to help the participants develop hands-on experience in designing economic experiments in the field of behavioral social policy. In particular, participants will design an economic experiment of their own to address a research question of their choice in the area of behavioral social policy.
Prerequisites
- none
- Recommendations: Participants should have some basic knowledge in the areas of experimental economics and game theory
Workload and Credit Points
56 hours attendance time & 244 learning hours incl. exam(s); 10 CP
References
- Weimann, J., Brosig-Koch, J. (2019): Methods in Experimental Economics: An Introduction, Springer.