Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics (MDAE) in collaboration with ArthaNiti: Economics & Public Policy Club of IIM Trichy presents Certificate Program on Behavioral Economics
8 Hours | Self Learning Program
This course seeks to provide an introduction to behavioural economics at the undergraduate level. It will draw on foundational theories related to behavioural economics and place them in the context of traditional economic theory that makes the assumptions of homoeconomicus (i.e., rational, self-interested, utility-maximizing individual). The course will first establish fundamental principles in behavioural economics and then explore the methods through which behavioural economics is applied in research, typically via experiments and randomized controlled trials. The final unit will inculcate thinking in behavioural economics by showing its many applications to public policy, businesses, and civil society.
- An understanding of behavioral economics and its principles, methods and applications
Any individual who:
- Aspires to learn behavioral economics and policy, with little or no formal training in economics or public policy..
- Their are no specific pre requiste for this course.
Key Features
Self Learning Program
8 hours self learning program
Continuous Assessment
1 assignments
Case Studies
Multiple Case Studies
Constant Learner Support
Digital office hours + teaching assistant + lifetime recording access on LMS.
Alumni Status
Industry event invitations + student network access
Career Enhancement
1 session for Resume building & interview skills.
Meet Your Course Faculty
Anirudh Tagat
Research Author, Dept. of Economics, Monk®
Prayogshala®
Anirudh Tagat holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Warwick, UK and pursued his doctoral research at the IIT Bombay and Monash University Research Academy (Mumbai/Melbourne). Anirudh has previously been awarded grant funding from the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), and The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie). He is currently Deputy Editor at South Asia Research. His research interests include cross-cultural differences in decision-making, intra-household bargaining, and experimental economics.
Session-Wise Course Curriculum
This session will provide an introduction to the field of behavioural economics, and applying psychology to economic decision-making. It will start with the history of Behavioural Economics, and cover seminal work related to Bounded Rationality, Prospect Theory (Loss Aversion, Endowment Effect), Heuristics and Biases (Availability, Anchoring, Adjustment, Framing), and intertemporal decision-making. It will conclude with why these are important for us to examine from a view to understand human behaviour.
Having covered the fundamentals of BE, we will move to discussing novel and more contemporary work in behavioural sciences and economics. This will include a study of reference-dependent preferences, cognitive biases, Consumer behaviour (Choice overload, option paralysis), Mental Accounting, and why social norms and preferences (related to inequity, fairness, trust) matter.
In this session, we will introduce and critically examine experimental methods in economics as a source of evidence for behavioural economics. This will include Lab Experiments, Field Experiments, and natural Experiments. We will cover briefly the challenges with designing randomized control trials (RCTs) and what we can and cannot learn from them.
In the final session, we will discuss the impact and shortcomings of BE. This will cover also various applications of BE in Policy (Education, Health, Development, Welfare), in Business and Corporations, and extensively discuss Nudging & Choice Architecture in the vein of Thaler and Sunstein (2008).
MDAE Alumni Track Record
MDAE alumni working in diverse roles across leading companies.
Arushi Mishra
Data Consultant
Vallari Naik
Trainee Decision Scientist
Pooja Joshi
Senior Research Analyst
Nishitha Mehta
Risk Analyst
Swati Shrimali
Business Analyst
Ujas Shah
Research Analyst
₹3,990
₹499
Including GST
(1 Course | 8 Hours)
(Certificate Program on Behavioral Economics )
Testimonials
Vrinda Khanna
Thoroughly enjoyed the course. Also, the professor seemed quite knowledgeable. We need more teachers like him!
Jenila
The course offered by the academy was very meaningful, concepts like nudges were cleared very effectively, many examples were given for more clarity and understanding.
Raj Ravariya
The course was pretty good and to the point with thoughtful discussion. It never felt like we were attending a lecture.
Ananya Banerjee
I love to learn about the topic as it's helpful for gaining knowledge and further studies