Masters Degrees (Behavioural Economics)

Over the past decade, techniques in behavioural economics have been applied by a large number of private and public sector organisations ranging from Coca-Cola, Google and Visa to the Bank of England, Oxfam and the NHS. Read more

Behavioural economics applies psychological insights into human behaviour to explain how real people make economic decisions. Read more

Why do people not always act as rational economic decision makers? How can we apply mathematics and psychology to improve our economic models? Contrary to assumptions in traditional economics, people do not automatically choose the optimal course of action, even if given proper incentives. Read more

Behavioural economics is a rapidly expanding field, investigating the human and social factors influencing the decisions made by consumers, borrowers and investors. Read more

UCD School of Economics is Ireland’s leading economics department. Our staff are experts with international reputations in a wide range of topics such as macroeconomics, econometrics, applied microeconomics, behavioural economics, health economics, international trade and economic history. Read more

How do we make decisions about markets, businesses and customers? What’s the science behind these decisions? How does an understanding of human behaviour… Read more

In this career-focused course you will explore and apply theories of behavioural decision-making science to various workplace and business contexts. Read more

In this career-focused course you will explore and apply theories of behavioural decision-making science to various workplace and business contexts. Read more

This course offers a route onto the MSc programme if you did not specialise in economics at undergraduate level, but have some background in economics or quantitative subjects. Read more

There is mounting evidence that people violate many.  of the "rationality" assumptions of mainstream economics. Behavioural Economics is a relatively new field that studies such violations and proposes theories to explain them. Read more

Looking to become one of the next generation of business leaders? Redefine your future by studying our Masters in Behavioural Science for Management. Read more

UCD School of Economics is Ireland’s leading economics department. Our staff are experts with international reputations in a wide range of topics such as macroeconomics, econometrics, applied microeconomics, behavioural economics, health economics, international trade and economic history. Read more

This course provides the technical tools required for understanding and developing microeconomic and macroeconomic models, while building a comprehensive knowledge of econometric techniques. Read more

Our MSc Economics programmes are intended to deepen your knowledge and understanding of economics as an academic discipline. Read more

Gain the thorough background in theoretical, applied and empirical economics that you need to prepare for a range of career options in industry, government and academia. Read more