2025/2026

Experimental Economics

Type: Optional course (faculty)

Delivered by: Department of Theoretical Economics

Where: Faculty of Economic Sciences

When: 3 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: James Christopher Ross Tremewan

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 40

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course in Experimental Economics introduces students to the design, implementation, and analysis of controlled experiments used to explore economic behavior. Students will learn how to test economic theories by creating incentives and observing real decision-making in areas such as markets, auctions, public goods, and bargaining. The course covers all the critical decisons involved in designing economic experiments, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the experimental approach in relation to other methodologies for addressing economic questions, and gives an overview of major results in the field with a focus on behavioural game theory.