| Course Title: Special Topics: 'Behavioral Economics and Finance' |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: Empirical research has located serious flaws in the concept of rational economic decision making and efficient markets. The evidence indicates that actual decision makers and markets deviate from expected rational outcomes frequently enough to require rethinking of the way decision makers think and markets behave, including unexpected market crashes and sustained market bubbles. This course is designed to examine new theoretical work that seeks to provide more accurate predictions of market behavior, improved assessments of underlying risk to portfolio holders, and better estimates of the underlying value of securities. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Satyananda Gabriel | 413-538-2818 | sgabriel@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 08:30AM - 09:45AM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 202 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Not open to first-year students in their first semester. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics Author: Thaler, Richard Copyright: 2015 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780393352795 Publisher: W. W. Norton |
Required | 16.95 |
| Title: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Author: Thaler, Richard Copyright: 2009 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780143115267 Publisher: Penguin |
Required | 18.00 |
| Title: Animal Spirits Author: Akerlof and Shiller, Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780691145921 Publisher: Princeton |
Required | 16.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: You may purchase copies of these books online from various booksellers including Amazon, Powell's Books (www.powells.com), Barnes and Noble (www.barnesandnoble.com), and Strand Books (www.strandbooks.com). |