040297 UK Political Economy (MA) (2019S)
Track in Policy Evaluation
Continuous assessment of course work
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max. 50 participants
Language: English
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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The course starts on Wednesday 06.03.2019 and ends on Wednesday 19.06.2019. There is no class on 17.04.2019, 24.04.2019, 01.05.2019, and 05.06.2019. The lecture on 29.05.2019 will take place in the VGSE Seminar room on the 3rd floor.
Wednesday
06.03.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
08.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
13.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Wednesday
13.03.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
15.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
20.03.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
27.03.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
03.04.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
10.04.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
08.05.
15:00 - 18:15
Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
15.05.
15:00 - 18:15
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
22.05.
15:00 - 18:15
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
12.06.
16:45 - 20:00
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
19.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
26.06.
16:45 - 20:00
Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The aim of this course is to understand citizens’ participation and voting decisions, how policy decisions are made, what shapes the incentives and constraints of the policymakers taking those decisions, and how conflicts over policy are resolved. The course covers both theoretical and empirical research. The first part of the course introduces on political competition and voter behavior. The second part is centered on citizens’ participation. The last part focuses on the political economy of mass media.
Assessment and permitted materials
The evaluation of the course will be based on a problem set that will account for 20% of the grade, 4 paper summaries that will account for 40% of the grade (10% each), and a presentation that will account for 40% of the grade. There is no make-up exam.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Although the course is self-contained and concepts and methods are developed gradually, the students should have a good background in microeconomics, empirical methods, and game theory.
Examination topics
Electoral Competition, Political Agency, Partisan Politicians, Comparative Politics, Instrumental and Expressive Voting, Media and Political Accountability.
Reading list
The presentation material is downloadable from the website of the course. Throughout the course, we will follow:
- Persson, Torsten, and Guido Enrico Tabellini. Political economics: explaining economic policy (MIT press, 2002);
- Morton, Rebecca B. Analyzing elections (WW Norton, 2006);
- Anderson, Simon P., Joel Waldfogel, and David Stromberg. Handbook of Media Economics (Elsevier, 2015).
The reading list for the empirical part of the course will be made available on the Moodle page of the course.
- Persson, Torsten, and Guido Enrico Tabellini. Political economics: explaining economic policy (MIT press, 2002);
- Morton, Rebecca B. Analyzing elections (WW Norton, 2006);
- Anderson, Simon P., Joel Waldfogel, and David Stromberg. Handbook of Media Economics (Elsevier, 2015).
The reading list for the empirical part of the course will be made available on the Moodle page of the course.
Association in the course directory
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