Behavioural and Evolutionary Economics (ECON2060)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Economics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
ECON2400
Prerequisite
EC101 or 121 or ECON1010
Recommended prerequisite
ECON1020 or 1100
Assessment methods
Essays, final examination
Course enquiries
Doctor David Smerdon (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
The course gives a guided exploration of the new developments and insights of the field of behavioural economics, mainly motivated by the evolutionary changes in the major factors of production (labour, capital, technology, institutions). The course will contain material from outside of traditional economics, including insights from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, laboratory experiments, and historical studies. The diverse material in the course, including a considerable degree of mathematical formalisation, which will place relatively high demands on students.