Scope of the program

Overall structure

• Lecture based learning along with discussions of current events.
• Topics covered include the history of Behavioral Economics with the first six chapters of Roger Franz’s ‘The Beginnings of Behavioral Economics’.
• One session on Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis. The remaining sessions were devoted to Quantum Economic Orders and a case study on Principal-Agent Problem.

Behavioral Economics learning objectives

• Topics that are above and beyond those taught in regular classrooms and incorporate current developments as well as new findings in the field of economics.

What challenges did he face?

• James is very inquisitive but needed extra help finding reliable sources for his research paper.

How did our program help him?

• With our mentor’s guidance, James has his final research paper published on ExploratioJournal.
• James is interested in both Economics and Politics. Through this program, he was able to explore behavioral economics and the role of principal-agent problem in the 2018 global financial crisis.

Matched mentor in behavioral economics:

The mentor is currently an Economics Professor & Lecturer. Prior to this, she served as senior officer at the US Trust, an economist at Citigroup, a risk policymaker at JPMorganChase, and consultant for large corporations in the U.S. and overseas government and institutions. In 2019, she was awarded The CHOICE Award: as an ‘Outstanding Academic Title’ for co-authored book ‘Behavioral Economics: Moving Forward’.

“James is punctual, disciplined, while meeting new and challenging learning materials with ease. I like his flexibility and how he challenges himself.“

Mentor from New York University

Excerpts of student’s work