[{"Course code":"P000062","Version":1,"English name":"Experimental Economics for Sustainable Development","Higher education credits":3.0,"Syllabus":"Finalized by: People, Society and Sustanability research school, 2023-11-08","Syllabus approved":"2023-11-08","Level within study regulation":"Third cycle","Subject":[{"Subject":"Other social science"}],"Grading scale":"Pass \/ Failed","Language":"Swedish","Entry requirements":"Accepted as a PhD student in social science\/business studies\/economics (interested students from other subject areas may join upon agreement)","Objectives":"Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:\n\n- Describe the history and recent research in the field of Experimental Economics with a special emphasis on experiments addressing sustainability challenges\n- Develop initial experimental designs in the field of economics with a focus on sustainability\n- Discuss basics of statistical power in the design of an experiment\n- Discuss potential and limitations of experimental approaches","Content":"In this course, the history, classification, and empirical examples of economic experiments will be discussed. The course will give an overview of experiments with strategic interdependence, decision-theory experiments, and experimental consumer research. Principles of experimental design will be covered, so will power calculations for economic experiments.\n\n- History, classification, and empirical examples of economic experiments\n- Overview of experiments with strategic interdependence, decision-theory experiments, experimental consumer research\n- Principles of experimental design\n- Power calculations for economic experiments - Ethical considerations for economics experiments","Examination formats":"- Students present one recent research paper in the field, assigned by the course leader not later than four weeks before the start of the course; apart from the presentation, students write a short research proposal (of not more than three pages) on how to extend the experimental design of the paper they were assigned to\n- Students submit an assignment on power calculations\n- Students, in groups of up to four people, present an initial idea\/design for an experiment in relation to sustainable development \r\n- If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.\r\n\r\n- The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.\r\n\r\n- If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.\r\n\r\n- For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.\r\n","Organisation":[{"code":"510","Organisation":"Department of Economics"}],"Other information":"\r\n- The right to participate in teaching and\/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.\r\n\r\n- If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.\r\n"}]