ECON 3309 Game Theory and Social Behavior
We apply insights from game theory to explain human social behavior, focusing on novel applications which have heretofore been the realm of psychologists and philosophers--for example, why people speak indirectly, in what sense beauty is socially constructed, and where our moral intuitions come from--and eschewing traditional economic applications such as industrial organization or auctions.
Course overview
- Department
- Economics
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 2.85 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.18 / 5 · Good
- Terms evaluated
- 2
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | Moshe Hoffman | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 7–9 hrs/week | 39 of 41 |
| Fall 2023 | Rodrigo Gonzalez Valdenegro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 of 45 |