ECO 4120: Behavioral Economics at Baruch College
3 credits · Fall 2026
Behavioral Economics (ECO 4120) at Baruch College has 1 way to take it in Fall 2026. 1 of 1 section has an open seat right now.
The professor is: Laetitia Placido.
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Requirements
Prereq: [ECO 3100 or ECO 3140 or ECO 4000 or ECO 4001] and [((ZICK/ZKTP stdnt grp) and (ZK4L/ZK4P stdnt grp, details here, https://bit.ly/4000-level-bus-courses)) or Official ECO-BA or Official ECO Liberal Arts Minor].
About this course
Behavioral economics investigates the effect of psychological and cognitive aspects on economic decision-making. The course will focus also on experimental design and its application to identify behavioral regularities related to risk preferences, the endowment effect, overconfidence, framing, probabilistic assessment and other areas of decision-making.
Professors for ECO 4120 at Baruch, Fall 2026
- Laetitia PlacidoChill Rank 4 of 5: Busy?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 3.1 (208) · difficulty 3.5/5 · 47% would take again
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ECO 4120 sections, times and seats
Seat status as of Oct 4, 5:11 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?
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Questions about ECO 4120 at Baruch
- Who teaches ECO 4120 at Baruch in Fall 2026?
- Laetitia Placido is listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
- Is ECO 4120 at Baruch hard?
- It depends on the professor. Across the 1 professor with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 3.5 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
- What if a ECO 4120 section is full?
- Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.