Experimental Economics (ECON3060)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Economics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
2 Practical or Laboratory hours
Prerequisite
ECON2010 or ECON2400 or ECON2410
Recommended prerequisite
ECON2010
Course enquiries
Dr L. Friesen
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.
Course description
Experimental economics is concerned with testing economic hypotheses & policies in a laboratory setting. Economic laboratory experiments involve finding out whether or not real people actually behave in the way economic theory predicts. This course will examine a number of topics in economics using experimental methods. Topics covered will include: Individual decision-making, market experiments, behavioural finance, experimental auction markets, public goods experiments, experiments in environmental & resource economics, game theoretic experiments.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |