Info 232

Applied Behavioral Economics

3 units

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Course Description

"Behavioral Economics" is one important perspective on how information impacts human behavior. The goal of this class is to deploy a few important theories about the relationship between information and behavior, into practical settings — emphasizing the design of experiments that can now be incorporated into many 'applications' in day-to-day life. Truly 'smart systems' will have built into them precise, testable propositions about how human behavior can be modified by what the systems tell us and do for us. So let's design these experiments into our systems from the ground up! This class develops a theoretically informed, practical point of view on how to do that more effectively and with greater impact.

Previously offered as Info 290. Applied Behavioral Economics for Information Systems.

Requirements Satisfied

MIMS: Social Science and Policy Requirement
Ph.D. Breadth — Information Economics, Law, and Policy
Ph.D. Major/Minor Areas — Information Economics and Policy

Last updated:

February 15, 2024