Schedule

Description

In the seminar (18/19 May 2017), 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

The following regulations apply for this seminar only. Please sign in at the office (room 1, ground floor) personally until 27 March 2017. By signing you confirm that we will register you at the examination office after the admission deadline. You do not have to register separately at the examination office. Please note: You cannot deregister after 27 March 2017. In case you do not hand in any thesis, you fail the examination.

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 forthcoming)
   Tyran/Wagner (WP 2016)
    
3. Reciprocity:
   Fehr et al. (EER 1998)
   Fehr et al. (JLE 1998)
    
4. Indirect Reciprocity:
   Seinen/Schram (EER 2006)
   Fischbacher/Engelmann (GEB 2009)
    
5. Mental Accounting and Fungibility:
   Thaler (MS 1985) and Abeler/Marklein (JEEA 2016)
    
6. Salience:
   Chetty et al. (AER 2009)
   Finkelstein (QJE 2009)
    
7. Patience
   Bettinger/Slonin (JPubE 2007) and Sutter et al. (EL 2015)
    
8. Taxes and Inattention
   Abeler/Jäger (AEJ Policy 2015)
   Chetty/Saez (AEJ AE 2013)

Open for:

VWL-Master PO 2012: MWP 27, MWP 29