Experiential Behavioral Economics Courses: Practical lessons learned from the Middle East

Fadi Makki; Ali Osseiran; Ramzi Mabsout; Georgios Dimitropoulos; Nabil Saleh

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol10.iss10.3931

Authors

Fadi Makki https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3727-5764
Ali Osseiran
Ramzi Mabsout
Georgios Dimitropoulos
Nabil Saleh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7189-5249

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol10.iss10.3931

Keywords:

teaching behavioral economics, experiential learning, field experiment, nudge

Abstract

This paper presents the development and implementation of experiential behavioral economics course in three Middle East universities. Experiential learning has proven to have many benefits for students because of putting them at the center of the learning process and allowing them to learn by doing. More specifically, as part of the practical sessions, students were tasked to design, implement and report on one field experiment conducted in collaboration with a nudge unit. We believe that this approach whereby students apply their knowledge through experimentation to address issues relevant to their communities and environment can be more effective and impactful than traditional teaching or relying only on classroom-based experiments. In this paper, we share the lessons learned from the journey of delivering several experiential behavioral economics courses.

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