ECON 4280
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ECON 4280
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.
This course will provide an overview of recent empirical research in political economy, which applies the toolbox of economic and econometric analysis to the study of politics. It will cover the following topics: (1) Voters' behavior; (2) Politicians' behavior; (3) Information and mass media; (4) Political distortions and capture; (5) Political institutions. The course will be based on the reading of research papers and the in-depth discussion of their theories, methods, results, and implications.
When Offered Fall or Spring.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ECON 3030, ECON 3040, ECON 3110 and either ECON 3120 or ECON 3140.
Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: ECON 3280, ECON 4280, ILRLE 3280.
Distribution Category (SSC-AS) (SBA-AG)
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