The course aims to acquaint students with the basics of main behavioral theories and empirical methods commonly used to test theoretical predictions. The knowledge obtained in this course may be useful for both professional life in future and study strategies.
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to
- understand the conceptual framework of behavioral economics and its tools
- apply insights from psychology when predicting or analyzing economic decision-making
- critically discuss the assumptions of traditional economic theory
Prerequisites: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Statistics at an introductory level.
Main instructor of the course is Prague based Darya Korlyakova, MA, Ph.D. cand. while students of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, Split will be co-instructed by prof. Silvia Golem from the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, Split. The classes will be followed in the classroom at the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, Split along with local instructor of the individual course.
Classes will start on February 28 and will last till April 8, 2022.
- Lectures: Monday 9.00-10.30 a.m. CET, Thursday 9.00-9.45 a.m. CET. Note that after March 27, 2022, due to the daylight saving time lectures will be held on Monday 8.00-9.30 a.m. and Thursday 8.00-8.45 a.m. Thus, there will be no change in the course time slots for countries which do not change time.
- Exercise session: Thursday 9.45-10.30 a.m. CET
Take a look at the detailed
syllabus of the course.
To take part at this course please fill in the electronic application (opens in new window) ! by February 4th, 2022 by 12:00 h (noon).
For additional information contact us at dcoppola@efst.hr or call +385 21 430 706.