Experimental Economics
- Type: Vorlesung (V)
- Semester: WS
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Lecturer:
PD Dr. Jella Pfeiffer
Dr. Verena Dorner - SWS: 2
- Lv-No.: 2540489
Prerequisites | See corresponding module information. |
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Content of teaching | Experimental Economics have become a separate field in Economics. Nearly all fields of the economic discipline use economic experiments to verify theoretical results. Besides being used for empricial validation, this method is applied in political and strategic consulting. The lecture gives an introduction to experimental methods in economics and shows differences to experiments in natural sciences. Scientific studies are used to show exemplary applications. |
Workload | The total workload for this course is approximately 135.0 hours. For further information see German version. |
Aim | The students should learn
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Exam description | The assessment consists of a written exam (60 min) (according to §4(2), 1 of the examination regulation). By successful completion of the exercises (according to §4(2), 3 of the examination regulation) a bonus can be obtained. If the grade of the written exam is at least 4.0 and at most 1.3, the bonus will improve it by one grade level (i.e. by 0.3 or 0.4). The bonus only applies to the first and second exam of the semester in which it was obtained. |