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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ECON 311 Irrational Economics: Why We Make Bad Decisions

We may not be the rational calculating machines maximizing their satisfaction to perfection, as economists would like to believe. This course sheds lights on the psychological and evolutionary foundation of our apparently irrational economic decisions. A more nuanced understanding of the intricacies of our decision-making process could potentially inform an array of policies that would improve our well-being.

Repeatable: N
Formerly 50-3203
SS WI
Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3


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