Behavioral Economics in the First-Year Experience

Many colleges and universities have put in place some form of freshman or first-year experience. This article suggests the use of a course in behavioral economics when the first-year experience has an academic basis and demonstrates how such a course can assist in the achievement of acculturation go...

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Published inThe American Economist (New York, N.Y. 1960) Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 106 - 115
Main Author Lesser, Mary H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
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Behavioral economics
Colleges & universities
Curricula
Economic theory
Economics
Economics education
teaching economics
behavioral economics
first-year experience
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Summary:Many colleges and universities have put in place some form of freshman or first-year experience. This article suggests the use of a course in behavioral economics when the first-year experience has an academic basis and demonstrates how such a course can assist in the achievement of acculturation goals as well as help diagnose areas of strength and weakness in academic preparedness. JEL Classifications: A20, A22, D90, D91
ISSN:0569-4345
2328-1235
DOI:10.1177/05694345211027821