<p>I can't find any school that offers a major in behavioral economics. Or Master programs. Any help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>I seriously doubt you’ll find one. What you major in is simply “economics”. If you want exposure to this rather new approach, look through the course catalogs of some schools with large or well-known programs. Start with the University of Chicago (where, I believe, b.e. was invented.) The graduate school offers:</p>
<p>Behavioral Economics
41001* Behavioral Economics [=BUSF 38912] Emir Kamenica and Richard H. Thaler (F)
41100* Experimental Economics – List (Sp)</p>
<p>The approach may be covered in other courses. However, if Chicago only offers a couple of courses (and the ones above are graduate level), chances are you won’t find much elsewhere, either.</p>
<p>BE is a little too specific for undergraduate studies (as a major, at least).</p>
<p>Previous posters are right, no undergraduate institution will offer a major in something as specific as beohavioral economics. Your best bet is to look for schools where you can get a solid grounding in both economics and cognitive psychology, and take one or more courses in behavioral economics from a respected figure in the field. Specialization in behavioral economics will probably have to wait for grad school. Many (but not all) of the leading figures in behavioral economics teach in business schools, but most leading economics departments will have at least one and often several people doing behavioral economics.</p>
<p>Yeah, just double major, or major/minor.</p>
<p>I was a brain & cog sci major at MIT, and there were always one or two kids in my major classes who were double majoring in brain & cog sci and economics.</p>
<p>A coworker of mine who graduated from Harvard 2 years ago did a lot of work on behavioral economics when she was there and indicated it was considered a “hot” field of study. I don’t know specifics, though - this is just word of mouth.</p>
<p>Thanks. If one were to double major in those subjects, any suggestions on good schools in both departments. In the 4.0. 2000 SAT range.</p>
<p>Need more info about what you’re looking for in a school (big/small, urban/rural, NE/Midwest/W, etc.)</p>
<p>Once you get past the tip-top (usually most selective) schools with programs that really stand out, it is very hard to differentiate quality of specific undergraduate departments. If the overall academic reputation is good, chances are the econ and psychology departments will have enough good courses to satisfy undergraduate needs. </p>
<p>Clark University has long prided itself for strength in psychology ever since Sigmund Freud’s “Clark Lectures” introduced psychoanalysis to this country at Clark U. 100 years ago. With your stats, you should have a good shot at admissions.</p>
<p>Also, what is a good masters program for behavioral economics that I could shoot for? Thanks.</p>
<p>One approach is to look for the luminaries in this area, and go where they teach or where they were taught. Currently, the following are a few scholars who seem to have their mojo working in behavioral economics:</p>
<p>Dan Ariely (Duke; Ph.D., CogPsych, UNC)
Colin Camerer (CalTech; Ph.D.,Decision Theory, Chicago)
David Laibson (Harvard; Ph.D., MIT)
George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon; Ph.D., Econ, Yale)
Matthew Rabin (Berkeley; Ph.D., Econ, MIT)
Paul Slovic (Oregon; Ph.D., Psych, Michigan)
Richard Thaler (Chicago; Ph.D., Rochester)</p>
<p>(source: [Behavioral</a> economics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_economics]Behavioral”>Behavioral economics - Wikipedia))</p>
<p>Though even at the Masters Degree level, you may not find a program built around something this specific and new.</p>