ECON 4280

Applied Political Economy

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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.

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. 

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP

Distribution Category (SSC-AS) (SBA-AG)

When Offered Fall or Spring.

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