Psychological Perspectives on Economic Behaviour

Education facts

Code: PX2115

We make economic choices every day, ranging from which breakfast cereals to buy, to whether to apply for a house mortgage. Economic psychology (or behavioural economics) is an exciting and growing research field at the intersection between psychology and economics. In this course, you will learn how psychological factors affect every day economic behaviour as well as larger financial decisions. The course covers, for example, the relationship between money and happiness, how we judge prices in foreign currencies, stock market psychology, how and why our experience of a product is affected by how much we paid for it, and why financial incentives sometimes have the opposite effect to what was intended. The course is suited for economics students who seek to complement their knowledge with insights from psychology, and for psychology students interested in economic behaviour. Prior knowledge is however not essential to benefit from the course, just an interest in the combination of economics and psychology. Combine with: Environmental Psychology If you are an EU/EEA citizen or have an approved residence permit in Sweden, you can now study psychology taught in English for a full semester. This course is possible to combine with Environmental Psychology. Please note that you have to apply to both of them. The teaching consists of lectures and seminars. The seminars are focused around scientific articles and involve discussions and exercises. The course is given in English.

Entry requirements

For admission to the course, completion of university education of at least 180 credits is required at first cycle level. Language skills equivalent: English 6/English course B from Swedish upper-secondary school or the equivalent knowledge from an international confessed test, such as TOEFL or IELTS.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Psychological Perspectives on Economic Behaviour

  University of Gothenburg

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %