Behavioral Economics and Political Economics (Spring term 2010)
This course provides the students with an excellent opportunity to become acquainted with up to date research of four leading economists working at the intersection of behavioral economics and political economics. The course covers issues like fairness in economic transactions, the role of sanctioning unfair behavior in the private provision of public goods, conditions for voluntary cooperation, cultural differences, social influences on voluntary cooperation, the economic determinants of individual happiness, the impact of political institutions on individual happiness, the interaction of extrinsic and intrinsic motivations, the effects of nonmonetary incentives (awards and orders) on individual behavior and the use of these incentive mechanisms, the systematic difference between the adaptation of individuals to changes in monetary income and benefits from social relations, and individual behavior in situations where ones live is endangered (e.g. during the sinking of the Titanic). Beside an overview of the widespread field of behavioral and political economics and its recent developments, the students also become familiar with state of the art research methods.
Lecturers:
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Bruno S. Frey
- Prof. Dr. Simon Gächter
- Prof. Dr. Felix Oberholzer-Gee
- Prof. Dr. Alois Stutzer
- Complete course program
- Lecture slide (password protected)
Dates and rooms:
Introductory session
Felix Oberholzer-GeeTuesday, March 2, 2010
13.15 – 15.15
PER 21 A140Friday, April 16, 20109.15 - 11.00; 11.15 - 13.00; 14.15 - 16.00PER 21 C230case studiesSimon Gächter
Thursday, April 22, 20109.15 - 11.00; 11.15 - 13.00; 14.15 - 16.00PER 21 C230papersBruno Frey
Thursday, April 29, 20109.15 - 11.00; 11.15 - 13.00; 14.15 - 16.00PER 21 F130papersAlois Stutzer
Friday, April 30, 20109.15 - 11.00; 11.15 - 13.00; 14.15 - 16.00PER 21 C230papers
