Behavioral Public Finance
Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Daniel SchunkShortname: Beh. Publ. Finance
Course No.: 03.184.4115
Course Type: Vorlesung
Requirements / organisational issues
Digital teaching
Die Vorlesung findet in Präsenz statt. Sämtliche Vorlesungsmaterialien werden über MS Teams bereitgestellt.Wir empfehlen regelmäßig die Homepage von Professor Schunk zu besuchen http://www.public.economics.uni-mainz.de.
Contents
In the lectures, fundamental and current financial and economic policy problems are presented and discussed, incorporating both standard economic and behavioral economic models. In the exercises, quantitative problems related to these topics are solved.Learning Objectives:
Within the framework of this course, students will:
- be introduced in-depth to the role of the state in a market economy (e.g. taxation, redistribution, and government debt), combining insights from classical economics and behavioral economics.
- develop the ability to analyze and discuss the effects of state activity on the economic and social system, considering the influence of behavioral biases and preferences (e.g., the effects of heterogenous time preferences, social preferences, attention, and social norms).
- acquire the skills to explain state activities and their consequences both verbally and using formal-quantitative methods.
- gain a basic understanding of empirical data for longitudinal and cross-sectional comparisons of state activity, enabling them to conduct independent empirical analyses on economic policy issues based on this foundation.
Dates
| Date (Day of the week) | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11/05/2025 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 11/12/2025 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 11/19/2025 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 11/26/2025 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 12/03/2025 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 12/10/2025 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 12/17/2025 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 01/07/2026 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 01/14/2026 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 01/21/2026 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 01/28/2026 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 02/04/2026 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 02/11/2026 (Wednesday) | 08:30 - 10:00 | 00 171 P4 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
