— Navigating Life’s Financial Decisions

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Survey of major life financial decisions (e.g., career choice, consumption v. saving, investments, mortgages, insurance) and how decision-making biases (e.g., overconfidence, present bias, limited attention) can lead to suboptimal choice. Draws on research from economics, psychology, and sociology. Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s), Web Virtual Lecture 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); Quantitative Literacy (QL). Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s), Web Virtual Lecture 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); Quantitative Literacy (QL).