Module Details

BEHAVIORAL

GS1039

Course
BEHAVIORAL
Code
GS1039
Academic Year
2025/2026
Curriculum Year
2025/2026
Degree Programme
ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
Curriculum
A28 - ECONOMIA
Course coordinator
-
Credits
5
Lecture Hours
30
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/02 - Economic Policy
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OPZ - Opzionale
Year
1
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
ALESSANDRIA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
- Introduction
- Choice under certain circumstances
- Assessments under risk and uncertainty
- Choice under risk and uncertainty
- Intertemporal choice
Reference Texts
Erik Angner, Economia comportamentale, Hoepli editore, 2017.
Learning Outcomes
Behavioural Economics aims at enlarging the explicatory power of economic theory by introducing a realistic psychological basis.
The course aims at providing an introduction to the approach and methods of behavioral economics, by analyzing its main contributions and applications, and its new lines of research.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic quantitative methods and microeconometrics
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Additional Information
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesstudents-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.
Assessment Methods
Written exam, two parts: - multiple choice questions - open questions The "Microeconomic Analysis" exam consists of the "Behavioral Economics" module and the "Rational Choice Theory" module. Therefore, the assessment (exam) for both modules must take place at the same time (within the same exam session).
Detailed Syllabus
- Introduction to behavioural economics
- Methods
- Rational choice under certain circumstances
- Decision-making under certain circumstances
- Probability assessment
- Probability assessment under risk and uncertainty
- Rational choice under risk and uncertainty
- Decision-making under risk and uncertainty
- Discounted utility model
- Intertemporal Choice
- Bahavioral welfare economics
Expected Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to develop an interdisciplinary perspective on Economics, in particular by understanding its relationship with psychology.
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