PSYC604 - Behavioral Economics and Neurofinance

Description:
An inquiry into how brain structures limit or reinforce economic and financial decision-making. Topics include: basic principles of traditional and behavioral economics, measures of economic and financial performance, logical and non-linear decision-making, human factors in finance, and essential financial analysis.

Outcomes:

• Analyze the behavioral assumptions underlying economic motivation
• Create a set of behaviorally based measures to evaluate the economic performance of a selected organization
• Interpret the results of an interview with a Chief Financial Officer
• Judge the financial condition of a selected organization
• Conduct a Behavioral Economics or Neurofinance research project

Required Text(s):

Corr, P. and Plagnol, A. (2018). Behavioral Economics: The Basics. Routledge. ISBN: 9781138228900.