Search result: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2018
Doctoral Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences  More Information at: https://www.ethz.ch/en/doctorate.html | ||||||
 Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Courses | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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| 851-0587-00L | CIS Colloquium  This seminar is open for staff members based at the Center for Comparative and International Studies, CIS. | E- | 2 credits | 2K | F. Schimmelfennig | |
| Abstract | In this seminar staff members of the Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) and external guests present and discuss their research. | |||||
| Learning objective | In this seminar staff members of the Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) and external guests present and discuss their research. | |||||
| Content | Presentation and discussion of current research. | |||||
| Lecture notes | Distributed electronically. | |||||
| Literature | Distributed electronically. | |||||
| 851-0587-01L | CIS Doctoral Colloquium | W | 2 credits | 1K | P. Holtrup Mostert | |
| Abstract | In this internal colloquium doctoral students present their work after about 12 months of research. | |||||
| Learning objective | The aim of this colloquium is that the presenters receive feedback on their research at an important stage (a stage at which significant changes of direction, methodology, etc, may still be undertaken) in the PhD process. | |||||
| Content | Presentation of doctoral research. | |||||
| Lecture notes | Distributed electronically. | |||||
| Literature | Distributed electronically. | |||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Dates: See http://www.cis.ethz.ch/education/index | |||||
| 851-0549-00L | WebClass Introductory Course History of Technology 3.0 Number of participants limited to 50 Registration in the introductory session on 24.9.2018. In addition, registration at www.einschreibung.ethz.ch as well as on the Moodle server is required. Late registrations cannot be considered Particularly suitable for students of D-BAUG, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MATL, D-MAVT. | W | 3 credits | 2V | D. Gugerli | |
| Abstract | Technology stands for innovation and catastrophes; it works as a dream machine and is associated with the most diverse ways of utilization. In WebClass Introductory Course History of Technology 3.0 students become familiar with explanations for how technology works within complex economic, political and cultural contexts, by interpreting and researching texts and authoring a student manual. | |||||
| Learning objective | Students are introduced into how technological innovations take place within complex economic, political and cultural contexts. They get to know basic theories and practices of the field by acquiring the skills to interpret texts, to compare arguments, to research additional sources and complementary material and to author a common essay. All of this will yield into a student manual on the four core topics: technology and innovation, technology and catastrophes, technology as a dream machine and technology and association. The course language is German, and even if many texts will be in English, the ability to read and understand German is mandatory. | |||||
| Content | Technik steht für Innovation und Katastrophen, sie dient als Wunschmaschine und ist mit unterschiedlichsten Nutzungsformen assoziiert. Die WebClass Technikgeschichte 3.0 ist ein webgestützter Einführungskurs, der um diese technikhistorischen Grundthemen kreist. Technikgeschichte untersucht Angebote technischer Entwicklungen, die in bestimmten historischen Kontexten entstanden und von sozialen Gruppen oder ganzen Gesellschaften als Möglichkeit sozialen Wandels wahrgenommen, ausgehandelt und schliesslich genutzt oder vergessen wurden. Die Studierenden lernen, sich in jene Aushandlungsprozesse einzudenken, die soziotechnische Veränderungen stets begleiten. Sie interpretieren Texte, vergleichen Argumente, recherchieren alte und neue Darstellungen und verfassen in Gruppen einen Beitrag zu ihrem eigenen Manual der Technikgeschichte. Der Onlinekurs wird von zwei obligatorischen Präsenzveranstaltungen – einer Einführungssitzung und einem Redaktionsmeeting – begleitet. Die aktive Teilnahme und das erfolgreiche Bearbeiten von Onlineaufgaben (Verfassen von Texten) werden vorausgesetzt. | |||||
| Lecture notes | Informationen zur Arbeit mit der WebClass Technikgeschichte finden Sie unter https://www.tg.ethz.ch/programme/lehrprogramm/webclass-einfuehrungskurs/. Sobald Sie eingeschrieben sind, haben Sie Zugang zum Online-Kurs auf Moodle mit den Aufgaben und den weiterführenden Materialien. | |||||
| Literature | https://www.tg.ethz.ch/de/programme/ | |||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | The online course is combined with a mandatory onsite introductory lecture (24.9.2018) and a mandatory editorial meeting (19.11.2018). The course language is German, and even if many texts will be in English, the ability to read and understand German is mandatory. | |||||
| 851-0626-02L | PhD Colloquium in Development Economics | W | 1 credit | 1K | I. Günther | |
| Abstract | PhD students working in empirical development economics will present their ongoing work, with a particular focus on the methods (to be) used and challenges faced. Participants are expected to read the drafts/papers/presentations beforehand and give constructive feedback to the PhD student presenting. | |||||
| Learning objective | PhD students learn how to present and discuss their own research questions, methods, results and problems. PhD students get familiar with the challenges of empirical research in low income countries. | |||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | This is a two days course. | |||||
| 851-0735-10L | Business Law Number of participants limited to 100 Particularly suitable for students of D-ITET, D-MAVT | W | 2 credits | 2V | P. Peyrot | |
| Abstract | The students shall obtain a basic knowledge about business law. They shall be able to recognize and evaluate issues in the area of business law and suggest possible solutions. | |||||
| Learning objective | The students shall obtain the following competence: - They shall obtain a working knowledge on the legal aspects involved in setting up and managing an enterprize. - They shall be acquainted with corporate functions as contracting, negotiation, claims management and dispute resolution - They shall be familiar with the issues of corporate compliance, i.e. the system to ascertain that all legal and ethical rules are observed. - They shall be able to contribute to the legal management of the company and to discuss legal issues. - They shall have an understanding of the law as a part of the corporate strategy and as a valuable ressource of the company. | |||||
| Lecture notes | A comprehensive script will be made available online on the moodle platform. | |||||
| 851-0735-09L | Workshop & Lecture Series on the Law & Economics of Innovation | W | 2 credits | 2S | S. Bechtold, H. Gersbach, A. Heinemann | |
| Abstract | This series is a joint project by ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich. It provides an overview of interdisciplinary research on intellectual property, innovation, antitrust and technology policy. Scholars from law, economics, management and related fields give a lecture and/or present their current research. All speakers are internationally well-known experts from Europe, the U.S. and beyond. | |||||
| Learning objective | After the workshop and lecture series, participants should be acquainted with interdisciplinary approaches towards intellectual property, innovation, antitrust and technology policy research. They should also have an overview of current topics of international research in these areas. | |||||
| Content | The workshop and lecture series will present a mix of speakers who represent the wide range of current social science research methods applied to intellectual property, innovation, antitrust policy and technology policy issues. In particular, theoretical models, empirical and experimental research as well as legal research methods will be represented. | |||||
| Lecture notes | Papers discussed in the workshop and lecture series are posted in advance on the course web page. | |||||
| Literature | William Landes / Richard Posner, The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law, 2003 Suzanne Scotchmer, Innovation and Incentives, 2004 Peter Menell / Suzanne Scotchmer: Intellectual Property Law, in: Polinsky / Shavell (eds.), Handbook of Law and Economics, Volume 2, Amsterdam 2007, pp. 1471-1570 Bronwyn Hall / Nathan Rosenberg (eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Innovation, 2 volumes, Amsterdam 2010 Bronwyn Hall / Dietmar Harhoff, Recent Research on the Economics of Patents, 2011 Robert Litan (ed.), Handbook on Law, Innovation and Growth, Cheltenham 2011 Paul Belleflamme / Martin Peitz, Industrial Organization: Markets and Strategies, Cambridge, 2nd edition 2015 Einer Elhauge / Damien Geradin, Global Competition Law and Economics, 2nd edition 2011 Martin Peitz / Joel Waldfogel, The Oxford Handbook of the Digital Economy, Oxford 2012 September 2013 issue of the Journal of Industrial Economics, available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joie.2013.61.issue-3/issuetoc Stefan Bechtold, Law and Economics of Copyright and Trademark on the Internet, in: Durlauf/Blume (eds.), The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, online edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, available at http://www.dictionaryofeconomics.com/article?id=pde2013_L000245 Robert Merges, Economics of Intellectual Property Law, in Parisi (ed.), Oxford Handbook of Law & Economics, Volume 2, 2017 | |||||
| 851-0125-18L | Self-Ownership - Philosophical and Juridical Perspectives Does not take place this semester. | W | 3 credits | 2G | ||
| Abstract | Rights in Objects are founded by an inalienable Self-Ownership. These Idea ist central for personal rights. We speak of my body, my genes, my name, my portrait, my ideas oder ways of eypression. | |||||
| Learning objective | Participants will make acquintance with founding texts of the natural rights property concept (John Locke). They will see the connection between inalienable self-ownership, prohibition of slavery, derivaitve commercial rights and modern personal rights. They will learn about the problems of self-ownership today concerning property in one's body and intellectual property. Critical alternatives to the property paradigm will be discussed. Participants will have the opportunity to gain access to unfamiliar texts from the philosophical tradition and to see their relevance today. They experience the consequences of a certain use of concepts und orient themselves in current bioethical, juridical and political discussions. | |||||
| Content | Texts by Locke, Nozick, Christman, Otsuka, Rasmussen, Schneider, Stirner, Fichte and Forschner. Founding of property right in self-ownership (Locke), revival of this concept in Nozick and his egalitarian critics. Critique of the concept of self-ownership related to property in one's body. Looking back to the personal self-relatedness that comes up again in Intellectual Property and in modern personal rights. | |||||
| Literature | Text, Seminarplan und Literaturliste in ILIAS Lehrdokumentenablage. | |||||
| 851-0240-16L | Colloquium on the Science of Learning and Instruction | W | 1 credit | 1K | E. Stern, P. Greutmann, further lecturers | |
| Abstract | In the colloquium we discuss scientific projects concerning the teaching in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology (STEM). The colloquium is conducted by the professorships participating in the Competence Center EducETH (ETH) and in the Institute for Educational Sciences (UZH). | |||||
| Learning objective | Participants are exemplarily introduced to different research methods used in research on learning and instruction and learn to weigh advantages and disadvantages of these approaches. | |||||
| 851-0738-00L | Intellectual Property: Introduction Particularly suitable for students of D-CHAB, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MAVT, D- MATL, D-MTEC | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | M. Schweizer | |
| Abstract | The course provides an introduction to Swiss and European intellectual property law (trademarks, copyright, patent and design rights). Aspects of competition law are treated insofar as they are relevant for the protection of intellectual creations and source designations. The legal principles are developed based on current cases. | |||||
| Learning objective | The aim of this course is to enable students at ETH Zurich to recognize which rights may protect their creations, and which rights may be infringed as a result of their activities. Students should learn to assess the risks and opportunities of intellectual property rights in the development and marketing of new products. To put them in this position, they need to know the prerequisites and scope of protection afforded by the various intellectual property rights as well as the practical difficulties involved in the enforcement of intellectual property rights. This knowledge is imparted based on current rulings and cases. Another goal is to enable the students to participate in the current debate over the goals and desirability of protecting intellectual creations, particularly in the areas of copyright (keywords: fair use, Creative Commons, Copyleft) and patent law (software patents, patent trolls, patent thickets). | |||||
| 851-0738-01L | The Role of Intellectual Property in the Engineering and Technical Sector Particularly suitable for students of D-BAUG, D-BIOL, D-BSSE, D-CHAB, D-ITET, D-MAVT | W | 2 credits | 2V | C. Soltmann | |
| Abstract | The lecture gives an overview of the fundamental aspects of intellectual property, which plays an important role in the daily routine of engineers and scientists. The lecture aims to make participants aware of the various methods of protection and to put them in a position to use this knowledge in the workplace. | |||||
| Learning objective | In recent years, knowledge about intellectual property has become increasingly important for engineers and scientists. Both in production and distribution and in research and development, they are increasingly being confronted with questions concerning the patenting of technical inventions and the use of patent information. The lecture will acquaint participants with practical aspects of intellectual property and enable them to use the acquired knowledge in their future professional life. Topics covered during the lecture will include: - The importance of innovation in industrialised countries - An overview of the different forms of intellectual property - The protection of technical inventions and how to safeguard their commercialisation - Patents as a source of technical and business information - Practical aspects of intellectual property in day-to-day research, at the workplace and for the formation of start-ups. Case studies will illustrate and deepen the topics addressed during the lecture. The seminar will include practical exercises on how to use and search patent information. Basic knowledge of how to read and evaluate patent documents as well as how to use publicly available patent databases to obtain the required patent information will also be provided. | |||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | The lecture addresses students in the fields of engineering, science and other related technical fields. | |||||
| 851-0125-41L | Introduction Into Philosophy of Technology Does not take place this semester. Particularly suitable for students of D-ITET, D-MATL, D-MAVT | W | 3 credits | 2V | ||
| Abstract | Since antiquity philosophy reflects about and evaluates technology. The technical developments in the 19th and 20th century have led to a autonomous philosophy of technology, which had become important also for other philosophical disciplines (e.g. in Heidegger's philosophy). | |||||
| Learning objective | The course gives an overview on the main schools in the philosophy of technology. Students should learn to analyse and evaluate different philosophies of technology (compensation, objectification, externalisation). For credit point a critical protokoll is to be written. | |||||
| 851-0252-04L | Behavioral Studies Colloquium | W | 2 credits | 2K | U. Brandes, V. Amati, H.‑D. Daniel, D. Helbing, C. Hölscher, M. Kapur, R. Schubert, C. Stadtfeld, E. Stern | |
| Abstract | This colloquium offers an opportunity for students to discuss their ongoing research and scientific ideas in the behavioral sciences, both at the micro- and macro-levels of cognitive, behavioral and social science. It also offers an opportunity for students from other disciplines to discuss their research ideas in relation to behavioral science. The colloquium also features invited research talks. | |||||
| Learning objective | Students know and can apply autonomously up-to-date investigation methods and techniques in the behavioral sciences. They achieve the ability to develop their own ideas in the field and to communicate their ideas in oral presentations and in written papers. The credits will be obtained by a written report of approximately 10 pages. | |||||
| Content | This colloquium offers an opportunity for students to discuss their ongoing research and scientific ideas in the behavioral sciences, both at the micro- and macro-levels of cognitive, behavioral and social science. It also offers an opportunity for students from other disciplines to discuss their ideas in so far as they have some relation to behavioral science. The possible research areas are wide and may include theoretical as well as empirical approaches in Social Psychology and Research on Higher Education, Sociology, Modeling and Simulation in Sociology, Decision Theory and Behavioral Game Theory, Economics, Research on Learning and Instruction, Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science. Ideally the students (from Bachelor, Master, Ph.D. and Post-Doc programs) have started to start work on their thesis or on any other term paper. Course credit can be obtained either based on a talk in the colloquium plus a written essay, or by writing an essay about a topic related to one of the other talks in the course. Students interested in giving a talk should contact the course organizers (Ziegler, Kapur) before the first session of the semester. Priority will be given to advanced / doctoral students for oral presentations. The course credits will be obtained by a written report of approximately 10 pages. The colloquium also serves as a venue for invited talks by researchers from other universities and institutions related to behavioral and social sciences. | |||||
| 851-0252-01L | Human-Computer Interaction: Cognition and Usability Number of participants limited to 30. Particularly suitable for students of D-ARCH, D-INFK, D-ITET | W | 3 credits | 2S | I. Barisic, C. Hölscher, H. Zhao | |
| Abstract | This seminar introduces theory and methods in human-computer interaction and usability. Cognitive Science provides a theoretical framework for designing user interfaces as well as a range of methods for assessing usability (user testing, cognitive walkthrough, GOMS). The seminar will provide an opportunity to experience some of the methods in applied group projects. | |||||
| Learning objective | This seminar will introduce key topics, theories and methodology in human-computer interaction (HCI) and usability. Presentations will cover basics of human-computer interaction and selected topics like mobile interaction, adaptive systems, human error and attention. A focus of the seminar will be on getting to know evaluation techniques in HCI. Students form work groups that first familiarize themselves with a select usability evaluation method (e.g. user testing, GOMS, task analysis, heuristic evaluation, questionnaires or Cognitive Walkthrough). They will then apply the methods to a human-computer interaction setting (e.g. an existing software or hardware interface) and present the method as well as their procedure and results to the plenary. Active participation is vital for the success of the seminar, and students are expected to contribute to presentations of foundational themes, methods and results of their chosen group project. In order to obtain course credit a written essay / report will be required (details to be specified in the introductory session of the course). | |||||
| 851-0252-02L | Introduction to Cognitive Science Particularly suitable for students of D-ITET | W | 3 credits | 2V | C. Hölscher, V. Schinazi, T. Thrash | |
| Abstract | The lectures provide an overview of the foundations of cognitive science and investigate processes of human cognition, especially perception, learning, memory and reasoning. This includes a comparison of cognitive processes in humans and technical systems, especially with respect to knowledge acquisition, knowledge representation and usage in information processing tasks. | |||||
| Learning objective | Cognitive Science views human cognition as information processing and provides an inter-disciplinary integration of approaches from cognitive psychology, informatics (e.g., artificial intelligence), neuroscience and anthropology among others. The lectures provide an overview of basic mechanisms of human information processing and various application domains. A focus will be on matters of knowledge acquisition, representation and usage in humans and machines. Models of human perception, reasoning, memory and learning are presented and students will learn about experimental methods of investigating and understanding human cognitive processes and representation structures. | |||||
| 851-0252-03L | Design Studio in Spatial Cognition Number of participants limited to 50. Particularly suitable for students of D-ARCH | W | 3 credits | 2S | V. Schinazi, C. Hölscher, Y. Park | |
| Abstract | How can behavioral and cognitive science inform architecture? This project-oriented seminar investigates contributions of cognitive science to architectural design with an emphasis on orientation and navigation in complex buildings and urban settings. It includes theories on spatial memory and decision-making as well as hands-on observations of behavior in real and virtual reality. | |||||
| Learning objective | Taking the perspectives of building users (occupants and visitors) is vital for a human-centered design approach. Students will learn about relevant theory and methods in cognitive science and environmental psychology that can be used to understand human behavior in built environments. The foundations of environmental psychology and human spatial cognition will be introduced. A focus of the seminar will be on how people perceive their surroundings, how they orient in a building, how they memorize the environment and how they find their way from A to B. Students will also learn about a range of methods including real-world observation, virtual reality experiments, eye-tracking and behavior simulation for design. Students will reflect on the roles of designers and other stakeholders with respect to human-centered design and an evidence-based design perspective. The seminar is geared towards a mix of students from architecture / planning, engineering, computer science and behavioral science as well as anybody interested in the relation between design and cognition. Architecture students can obtain course credit in "Vertiefungsfach" or "Wahlfach" | |||||
| 851-0585-04L | Lecture with Computer Exercises: Modeling and Simulating Social Systems in MATLAB (or Python) Particularly suitable for students of D-MAVT, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MTEC, D-PHYS. | W | 3 credits | 2S | D. Helbing, L. Aguilar Melgar, N. Antulov-Fantulin | |
| Abstract | This course introduces mathematical and computational models to study social systems and the process of scientific research. Students develop a significant project, implementing a model and communicating their results through a seminar thesis and a short oral presentation. | |||||
| Learning objective | The students should learn how to use a high level programming environment (MATLAB or Python) as a tool to solve various scientific problems. The use of a high level programming environment makes it possible to quickly find numerical solutions to a wide range of scientific problems. Students will learnt to take advantage of a rich set of tools to present their results numerically and graphically. After the students have learned the basic structure of the programming language, they should be able to implement social simulation models and document their skills through a seminar thesis and finally give a short oral presentation. | |||||
| Content | This course introduces first the basic functionalities and features of the high level programming environments (MATLAB and Python), such as the simple operations with matrices and vectors, differential equations, statistical tools, the graphical representation of data in various forms, and video animations of spatio-temporal data. With this knowledge, students are expected to implement themselves models of various social processes and systems, including agent-based models, e.g. models of interactive decision making, group dynamics, human crowds, or game-theoretical models. Part of this course will consist of supervised programming exercises. Credit points are finally earned for the implementation of a mathematical model from the sociological literature and the documentation in a seminar thesis. | |||||
| Lecture notes | The lecture slides will be presented on the course web page after each lecture. | |||||
| Literature | Literature, in particular regarding computer models in the social sciences, will be provided in the course. | |||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | The number of participants is limited to the size of the available computer teaching room. The source code related to the seminar thesis should be well enough documented for further use by others and must be handed over to the Chair of Computational Social Science (COSS) for further free and unrestricted use. | |||||
| 851-0252-05L | Research Seminar Cognitive Science Prerequisite: Participants should be involved in research in the cognitive science group. | W | 2 credits | 2S | C. Hölscher, V. Schinazi, T. Thrash | |
| Abstract | The colloquium provides a forum for researchers and graduate students in cognitive science to present/discuss their ongoing projects as well as jointly discuss current publications in cognitive science and related fields. A subset of the sessions will include invited external visitors presenting their research. Participants of this colloquium are expected to be involved in active research group. | |||||
| Learning objective | Graduate student train and improve their presentation skills based on their own project ideas, all participants stay informed on current trends in the field and have the opportunity for networking with invited scholars. | |||||
| 851-0585-41L | Computational Social Science Number of participants limited to 50 | W | 3 credits | 2S | D. Helbing, T. Guo | |
| Abstract | The seminar aims at three-fold integration: (1) bringing modeling and computer simulation of techno-socio-economic processes and phenomena together with related empirical, experimental, and data-driven work, (2) combining perspectives of different scientific disciplines (e.g. sociology, computer science, physics, complexity science, engineering), (3) bridging between fundamental and applied work. | |||||
| Learning objective | Participants of the seminar should understand how tightly connected systems lead to networked risks, and why this can imply systems we do not understand and cannot control well, thereby causing systemic risks and extreme events. They should also be able to explain how systemic instabilities can be understood by changing the perspective from a component-oriented to an interaction- and network-oriented view, and what fundamental implications this has for the proper design and management of complex dynamical systems. Computational Social Science and Global Systems Science serve to better understand the emerging digital society with its close co-evolution of information and communication technology (ICT) and society. They make current theories of crises and disasters applicable to the solution of global-scale problems, taking a data-based approach that builds on a serious collaboration between the natural, engineering, and social sciences, i.e. an interdisciplinary integration of knowledge. | |||||
| 851-0252-07L | Open Debates in Social Network Research Number of participants limited to 30 | W | 2 credits | 2S | C. Stadtfeld, U. Brandes, A. Vörös | |
| Abstract | Social network research develops through contributions from many scientific disciplines. Among others, scholars of sociology, psychology, political science, computer science, physics, mathematics, and statistics have advanced theories and methods in this field - promoting multiple perspectives on important problems. This course aims to present and structure open debates in social network research. | |||||
| Learning objective | Research on social networks has developed as a highly interdisciplinary field. By the end of this seminar, students will be able to identify and compare different discipline- and subject-specific approaches to social network research (coming from, e.g., sociology, psychology, political science, computer science, physics, mathematics, and statistics). They will be familiar with recent publications in the field of social networks and be able to critically participate in a number of open debates in the field. Among others, these debates are centered around the types and measurement of social relations across different contexts, the importance of simple generative processes in shaping network structure, the role of social selection and influence mechanisms in promoting segregation and polarization, and the development of statistical models for the analysis of dynamic networks. | |||||
| 364-1062-00L | Experimental Methods | W | 1 credit | 1V | C. Waibel | |
| Abstract | This course introduces PhD students into the principles of experimental methods and outlines how to prepare, conduct and evaluate an experiment. | |||||
| Learning objective | This course aims to prepare PhD students for conducting their own experiment. | |||||
| Content | 1. Introduction: What are economic experiments and why to use them? 2. Principles of economic experiments: Validity, control and limits. 3. Choice of experimental design: Subjects, repetition, matching, payment. 4. Conducting experiments: Instructions, testing, recruiting, sessions. 5. Measuring techniques: Eliciting beliefs, risk attitudes, social preferences. 6. Evaluating experimental data: A short overview. | |||||
| Literature | Books: - Bardsley et. al (2009): Experimental Economics: Rethinking the Rules, New Jersey, Princeton University Press. - Friedman & Sunder (1994): Experimental Methods: A Primer for Economists, Melbourne, Cambridge University Press. - Kagel/Roth (1995): Handbook of Experimental Economics, New Jersey, Princeton University Press. Basic Articles: - Roth (1988): Laboratory Experimentation in Economics: A Methodological Overview, Economic Journal, pp. 974-1031. - Smith (1994): Economics in the Laboratory, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 8, pp. 113-131. A readling list with articles for each lecture has been published in Moodle. | |||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | This course is complemented by a course on programming experiments with z-tree. It is not mandatory but recommended to take both courses. | |||||
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