AEM 4140

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AEM 4140
Behavioral Economics and Managerial Decisions

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Behavioral economics integrates psychology and economics by identifying systematic anomalies in decision making. These are now recognized to be an important source of error in business decisions, and they provide the foundation for both behavioral marketing and finance. The course compares rational choice theory with behavior both in lecture and through a series of economics experiments in which students face situations that are likely to lead to anomalies such as the winner's curse, the status quo bias, hyperbolic discounting, and bias in assessing risks. Students have the opportunity to evaluate their own decision making.


Prerequisites ECON 1110 or permission of instructor.

Fees Course fee, $40. For behavioral experiments in discussion sections.

Last 1 Terms Offered 2025SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEM 6140

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11795 AEM 4140   LEC 001

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $40.

  • 11797 AEM 4140   DIS 201

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Students will need to bring their own laptop to discussion each week.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11796 AEM 4140   LEC 002

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $40.

  • 11798 AEM 4140   DIS 202

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Students will need to bring their own laptop to discussion each week.