Advanced course in economics II

Enseignants

Panin Amma;

Langue
d'enseignement

Anglais

Contenu

Social Preferences and Economics
Decision makers care about their own outcomes as well as the outcomes of other people. The question is how to incorporate these preferences into economic models. There is a risk that simply adding ad-hoc preferences for others' incomes will result in economic theories that “explain everything, and therefore, nothing” (Carpenter, 2010). This seminar will focus on advances in economics to measure and model social preferences, with applications to labour contracts, political participation, and public policy nudges based on social motivations.

Méthodes d'enseignement

Seminar-based discussions of frontier research. Readings to be discussed will be assigned ahead of time.

Modes d'évaluation
des acquis des étudiants

The structure of evaluations may change according to the health situation, but will likely consist of oral presentations and a written project.

Ressources
en ligne

Slides, homeworks, exercises, compulsory readings will be available on the course webpage on Moodle UCL (http://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/).

Faculté ou entité
en charge

ECON