EPN-V2

MALKA220 Atferdsøkonomi Emneplan

Engelsk emnenavn
Behavioral Economics
Studieprogram
Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap, deltid
Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap - spesialisering i innovasjon og implementering
Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap - spesialisering i begreper og anvendelse
Enkeltemner knyttet til Master i læring i komplekse systemer
Omfang
10.0 stp.
Studieår
2023/2024
Pensum
HØST 2023
Timeplan
Programplan
Emnehistorikk

Innledning

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Forkunnskapskrav

Admission to the study program

Læringsutbytte

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student can

  • describe and discuss the main distinctions between neoclassical economics, behavioral economics and behavior analysis, and define behavioral economics and describe the origins
  • define the concepts of Homo economicus and bounded rationality
  • define the core concepts of discounting
  • define "beliefs, biases and heuristics" and describe typical heuristics
  • define core principles in game theory

Skills

The student can

  • discuss discounting in relation to the standard economic model and behavioral economics
  • describe and discuss the concepts of  rule-governed and contingency shaped behavior in the light of discounting
  • discuss how nudging can affect choice, and analyze nudging in behavioral analytic terms
  • discuss the concept of selection at the behavioral and cultural level in relation to micro- and macroeconomics
  • discuss ethical concerns when influencing choice in the field of behavioral economics

Competence

The student can

  • present core principles of behavioral economics to others in a way that meets the requirements of professional scientific communication
  • present core principles of behavioral economics to the Public
  • discuss how behavior analysis can contribute to the field of behavioral economics
  • present evidence based research from behavioral economics, and discuss different methods and Applications
  • discuss how the field of behavioral economics can contribute to further understanding of choice behavior

Arbeids- og undervisningsformer

In the BSCA specialisation, campus-based lectures, exercises, oral presentations, discussions and individual papers are the main teaching methods. Students read selected texts in advance for each day of class, and everyone is expected to participate in class through questions and through joining in discussion. In the BSII specialisation, the main teaching method is digital course sequences, and feedback on details of course content, and supervised discussion groups will be available during pre-determined time periods. Feedback on written assignments is used in both specialisations.

Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

  • Two individual written assignments submitted digitally, each with a maximum length of 9000 characters, including spaces. References are to be included in the 9000 characters.

Vurdering og eksamen

Individual home examination, 5 hours. Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. 

Hjelpemidler ved eksamen

All

Vurderingsuttrykk

Grade scale A-F

Sensorordning

One internal and one external examiner will assess all exams.