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Behavioral Economics

Behavioral Economics

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0: Introduction
1a: Uncertainty: The Standard Model
1b: Evidence
1c: Prospect Theory
1d: Applications of PT
1e: Refinements of PT
2a: Choice Over Time -- Introduction
2b: Exponential Discounting
2c: Evidence
2d: Present Bias
2e: Applications of Present Bias
2f: Anticipatory Utility
2g: Projection Bias
3a: Information and Learning
3b: An Alternative Model
4: Social Preferences
5: Poverty and Mental Health
A1: Public Policy
A2: Limited Rationality

Learning under the Law of Small Numbers

Content for Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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Last updated on April 27, 2025

EC404: Behavioral Economics (Summer 2025)
Michigan State University College of Social Science

Prof. Ben Bushong bbushong@msu.edu

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