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The goal of this course is to familiarise students with important concepts and models in Political Economy. The course typically covers basic ideas about social organisation: e.g. the problem of cooperation, theories of collective action and the provision of public goods. It may also cover analytical approaches to decision-making in groups, and fundamental ideas about institutions and institutional change, as well as an introduction to spatial models of political competition and听veto player models. After these foundations, the focus usually shifts towards questions relating to the interplay between politics听and the macro-economy in democracies; focusing specifically on topics such as听inequality and redistribution,听the effects of electoral rules, and economic voting.听Throughout the module, students are usually exposed to some game theoretic concepts and methods, as well as some basic practical tools to analyse political and economic data. Students are expected to formulate their own research question and write a 3000-4000 word research paper that typically includes an empirical analysis.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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