Schedule

Description

In the seminar (03/04 May 2018), we review basic approaches to behavioral economics. Students will present studies providing evidence from field or lab experiments. The discussion will cover welfare and policy implications.

Registration

To register please send an email including your name, student number, and two preferred papers from the list below (including a rank order) to michael.kriebel@wiwi.uni-muenster.de. Slots in the course will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Please do not forget to register also at the examination office.

Topics

1. Market and Morals:
   Falk/Szech (Science 2013) and Breyer/Weimann (EJPE 2015)
   Kirchler et al. (MS 2016)
   Bartling et al. (QJE 2015)
    
2. Voting:
   Della Vigna et al. (RES 2017)
    
3. Reciprocity:
   Fehr et al. (EER 1998)
   Fehr et al. (JLE 1998)
    
4. Gift-exchange and labour markets
   Kube et al. (AER 2012)
   Heinz et al. (WP 2017)
    
5. Indirect Reciprocity:
   Seinen/Schram (EER 2006)
   Fischbacher/Engelmann (GEB 2009)
    
6. Mental Accounting and Fungibility:
   Thaler (MS 1985) and Abeler/Marklein (JEEA 2016)
    
7. Salience:
   Chetty et al. (AER 2009)
   Finkelstein (QJE 2009)
    
8. Patience
   Bettinger/Slonin (JPubE 2007) and Sutter et al. (EL 2015)
    
9. Taxes and Inattention
   Abeler/Jäger (AEJ Policy 2015)
   Chetty/Saez (AEJ AE 2013)
    
10. Tax incidence
    Kerschbamer/Kirchsteiger (ET 2000)
    Riedl/Tyran (JPubE 2005)
    Weber/Schramm (EJ 2017)
     
11. Risk
    Gneezy/Potters (QJE 1997)
    Holt/Laury (AER 2002) and Harrison et al. (AER 2005)
     

Open for:

VWL-Master PO 2012: MWP 27, MWP 29