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department Political Economy (X) |
Credits: 3
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The purpose of this course is to give students with an interest in political economy a brief survey of a number of different issues within this field. The hope is that the course will increase the interest for the field in general, but also help the students get an idea of what courses they may find interesting to take in the future. Among the topics covered will be a political economy perspective on issues such as growth, poverty, corruption, foreign aid, trade, and fiscal and monetary policy. The course is taught by an economist, which means that the material covered will include economic models and applied econometric work. ECON-121 Economic Statistics is therefore a prerequisite, and it is required that you have taken, or are concurrently taking PECO-201. Fall.
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This is a topics course that deals with two different issues: i) the recent formalized political economy literature on economic reforms, and ii) corruption. The purpose of the course is to offer some insights into how economists think about these issues and to have you write a paper in order to develop your own research skills. There are three building blocks of the course. In the first part we look at models in which political constraints hinder the implementation of economically beneficial reforms. In the second part of the course we look at corruption from a theoretical and empirical perspective. In the third and final part of the course we look at both issues in the specific context of economic transition from communism to a market economy. Fall.
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This course covers three interrelated topics from a political economy perspective. The bulk of the course deals with the political economy of growth, looking at the impact of political institutions, inequality and political instability, among other things, on the cross-country variation in economic growth. In the rest of the course we study redistribution, inequality and poverty from a similar perspective, looking both at stylized facts, how we can explain variations over time and across countries, and the functional impact of these variables on the functioning of the economy. Most of the readings are empirical in nature, using econometrics as the tool. Hence, some familiarity with and, interest in, econometrics is essential in order to enjoy this class. Spring.
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This course will be team-taught by a political scientist and economist. It is designed to prepare students to carry out methodologically sound research in writing and presenting a senior thesis in the field of international political economy and political economy. The goal of the course is to teach students to evaluate scholarly literature, assess its merits and limitations systematically, and make progressive contributions to the field. They will analyze contributions to ongoing debates and research programs using a set of research design questions as a guide. Students are expected to apply the same critical skills when writing and presenting their own research in class. Student presentations and papers will be evaluated using the same research design criteria. Prerequisites: PECO-201 and all preparatory courses in political economy. Spring.
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