ECON 477
Political Economics
Economics
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Course Description
Economic models of government structure and function: electoral competition, voter participation and cycles, preference aggregation, information aggregation, externalities and public goods, electoral structure, political agency, influence, and bargaining.
When Taught
Contact Department
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Econ 477 students will be able to
Learning Outcome
Understand fundamental collective action problems and solutions.
Identify benefits and limitations of democratic processes.
Identify parallels between political competition adn market competition.
Compare the strategic incentives created by alternative votiing rules and other political institutions.
Identify puzzles that remain unexplained by modern political economic analysis.
Recognize key assumptions implicit in political debate.
