Department of Economics, Washington University

Econ 305 - Behavioral Economics:
Economics and Psychology


Spring 2008

Classes:  T 6:30 - 9:00  Eliot 102

Instructor:  Patrick McAlvanah
Email:  pmcalvanah@wustl.edu
Office: McMillan 361 (it's in the tower)
Office Hours: M 5:30 - 6:30
                     T 5:30 - 6:30



Syllabus

Lecture Slides
   
    Lecture 1:  Introduction and Overview
    Lecture 2:  Basic Consumer Theory
    Lecture 3:  Expected Utility Theory
    Lecture 4:  Prospect Theory
    Lecture 5:  Applications: Endowment Effect, Behavioral Finance

    Lecture 6:  Standard Intertemporal Choice
    Lecture 7:  Intertemporal Choice
    Lecture 8:  Application:  Procrastination
    Lecture 9:  Application:  Savings, Self-Control, and Willpower
    Lecture 10: Heuristics and Biases
    Lecture 11:  Heuristics and Biases II

   
Lecture 12:  Fairness and Social Preferences
    Lecture 13:  Happiness
    Lecture 14:  Mental Accounting
    Lecture 15:  Neuroeconomics
    Lecture 16:  Libertarian Paternalism & Asymmetric Paternalism

Problem Sets

    Problem Set 1
    Problem Set 2
    Problem Set 3
        Problem Set 3 Solutions


last updated: April 22, 2008