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
Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B or ENGL 111 Foundations of 21st-Century Writing or ENGL 111H Foundations of 21st-Century Writing: Honors or ENGL 112 21st-Century Writing in Creative Disciplines or ENGL 112H 21st-Century Writing in Creative Disciplines: Honors or ENGL 121 International Foundations in 21st-Century Writing or ENGL 122 International 21st-Century Writing in the Creative Disciplines or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3