Summer Springboard
Behavioral Economics: Decision-Making & Human Behavior
ACADEMIC COURSE


UNCOVER THE REASONS BEHIND OUR CHOICES AND DIVE INTO THE SCIENCE OF DECISION-MAKING AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
Course Highlights
- Explore how the brain influences decision-making, from personal choices to financial and social behavior.
- Investigate cognitive biases, mental heuristics, and the science behind “irrational” decisions.
- Participate in hands-on experiments and interactive simulations to test risk, reward, and social influence.
- Design and conduct original behavioral experiments, collecting and analyzing data.
- Understand how neuroeconomics informs business strategies, public policy, and social initiatives.
- Gain insight into careers in behavioral economics, neuroscience, psychology, finance, and research.
Summer Springboard
Behavioral Economics: Decision-Making & Human Behavior
Course Overview
Why do people make the choices they do? Behavioral Economics explores the fascinating intersection of the brain, behavior, and decision-making. In this course, students combine insights from neuroscience, psychology, and economics to understand what drives human choices. Through interactive labs, discussions, and collaborative projects, participants gain a deeper understanding of behavior and the factors that influence decisions in everyday life. By the end of the program, students will have hands-on experience designing experiments, analyzing behavioral data, and seeing how neuroeconomics principles are applied in real-world contexts such as business, policy, and social initiatives.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Outcome #1
Explain key concepts in neuroeconomics, including behavioral biases, mental heuristics, and decision-making under uncertainty.
Outcome #2
Design and conduct behavioral experiments using data collection and analysis techniques.
Outcome #3
Evaluate real-world scenarios involving risk, reward, and social influence.
Outcome #4
Reflect on the ethical, social, and economic implications of human decision-making.
Summer Springboard
Behavioral Economics: Decision-Making & Human Behavior
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BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS: DECISION-MAKING & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Barnard College, Columbia University
New York City, New York



