Welcome to 14.160!

This class covers recent topics in behavioral economics, with an emphasis on applications to other fields of economics. It is designed for first- and second-year PhD students in economics. It is meant to help launch students into conducting research in behavioral economics, or to incorporate behavioral economics into their research in other fields.

Syllabus

Timings

Lecture: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, E51-376

Recitation: Fridays, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, E52-532

Instructors

Abhijit Banerjee, E52-544

Email: banerjee@mit.edu

Office hours: Email to set up a time.

Frank Schilbach, E52-560

Email: fschilb@mit.edu

Office hours: Sign up at https://economics.mit.edu/people/faculty/frank-schilbach/office-hours

Teaching Assistant

Kartik Vira

Email: kvira@mit.edu

Office hours: Tuesdays, 3:00pm - 4:00pm, E52-548