Jodi Beggs is an economist whose goal is to present economics both in the media and in the classroom in a way that is informative, practical, and fun. Her primary areas of interest are behavioral economics, incentives, and consumer behavior, but she is also very interested in analyzing the impact of public policies and social programs, especially as far as education is concerned. A lecturer at Northeastern University, Beggs also writes about economics for About.com as well as various other...
Read More »Behavioral Economics – Probability Weighting Discussion Question
This video goes over a practice problem that relates to how people subjectively weight probabilities in various scenarios. As told to my students at Northeastern University. For more information and a complete listing of videos and online articles by topic or textbook chapter, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/economics-classroom/ For t-shirts and other EDIWM items, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/merch/ By Jodi Beggs - Economists Do It With Models...
Read More »Behavioral Economics – Value Function Discussion Question
This video goes over a practice problem that relates to the shape of the prospect theory value function. As told to my students at Northeastern University. For more information and a complete listing of videos and online articles by topic or textbook chapter, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/economics-classroom/ For t-shirts and other EDIWM items, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/merch/ By Jodi Beggs - Economists Do It With Models...
Read More »Behavioral Economics – The Probability Weighting Function
This video introduces the probability weighting function used in prospect theory and discusses some of its properties. As told to my students at Northeastern University. For more information and a complete listing of videos and online articles by topic or textbook chapter, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/economics-classroom/ For t-shirts and other EDIWM items, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/merch/ By Jodi Beggs - Economists Do It With Models...
Read More »Behavioral Economics – The Certainty Effect
This video gives a motivating example to illustrate the certainty effect in prospect theory and explains why such behavior is not consistent with economic rationality. As told to my students at Northeastern University. For more information and a complete listing of videos and online articles by topic or textbook chapter, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/economics-classroom/ For t-shirts and other EDIWM items, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/merch/ By Jodi Beggs -...
Read More »Behavioral Economics – The Prospect Theory Value Function
This video introduces the prospect theory value function and discusses its relevant features. As told to my students at Northeastern University. For more information and a complete listing of videos and online articles by topic or textbook chapter, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/economics-classroom/ For t-shirts and other EDIWM items, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/merch/ By Jodi Beggs - Economists Do It With Models http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com...
Read More »Behavioral Economics – The Prospect Theory Value Function
This video introduces the prospect theory value function and discusses its relevant features. As told to my students at Northeastern University. For more information and a complete listing of videos and online articles by topic or textbook chapter, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/economics-classroom/ For t-shirts and other EDIWM items, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/merch/ By Jodi Beggs - Economists Do It With Models http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com...
Read More »Behavioral Economics – The Motivation for Prospect Theory
This video gives a motivating example for prospect theory where individuals' preferences can't be explained using the traditional expected utility framework. In addition, the lecture contains an interesting discussion regarding experimental best practices. As told to my students at Northeastern University. For more information and a complete listing of videos and online articles by topic or textbook chapter, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/economics-classroom/ For t-shirts...
Read More »Behavioral Economics – The Motivation for Prospect Theory
This video gives a motivating example for prospect theory where individuals' preferences can't be explained using the traditional expected utility framework. In addition, the lecture contains an interesting discussion regarding experimental best practices. As told to my students at Northeastern University. For more information and a complete listing of videos and online articles by topic or textbook chapter, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/economics-classroom/ For t-shirts...
Read More »Behavioral Economics – Expected Utility Review
This video goes through a review of expected utility as a precursor to discussing prospect theory and its role in behavioral economics. As told to my students at Northeastern University. For more information and a complete listing of videos and online articles by topic or textbook chapter, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/economics-classroom/ For t-shirts and other EDIWM items, see http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/merch/ By Jodi Beggs - Economists Do It With Models...
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