ASB 394 Rules, Games and Society

Course number: 17164

Spring 2010

Professors: Marco Janssen

TuTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM

Course content
This course will equip students with concepts and practical tools to study the relation between groups of people and their common resources. Students are gradually introduced to methods to identify the diversity of institutional arrangements and analyze their effectiveness. Examples of topics covered include sports, digital commons, environmental management, and urban environments.

Required books

Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein (2009) Nudge: Improving decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness. Penguin Books

Elinor Ostrom (1990) Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action, Cambridge University Press