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040297 UK Political Economy (MA) (2019S)
Track in Policy Evaluation
Continuous assessment of course work
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Moodle; We 06.03. 15:00-16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Registration/Deregistration
- Registration is open from Mo 11.02.2019 09:00 to We 20.02.2019 12:00
- Registration is open from Tu 26.02.2019 09:00 to We 27.02.2019 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 14.03.2019 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The course starts on Wednesday 06.03.2019 and ends on Friday 28.06.2019. There is no class from Friday 12.04.2019 to Wednesday 08.05.2019 and from Friday 24.05.2019 to Wednesday 12.06.2019.
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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.
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 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
22.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
27.03.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
29.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
03.04.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
05.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
10.04.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
12.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
08.05.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
10.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
15.05.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
17.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
22.05.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
24.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
12.06.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
14.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
19.06.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
21.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
26.06.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Friday
28.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Information
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
You will be asked to choose between the following 3 options prior to the start of the course (% of final grade):
Option A: 2 Problem sets (30%), 3 Paper summaries (30%), 1 Presentation (30%), Participation (10%);
Option B: Mid-term exam (30%), 3 Paper summaries (30%), End-term exam (30%), Participation (10%);
Option C: 2 Problem sets (30%), 3 Paper summaries (30%), End-term exam (30%), Participation (10%).
There is no make-up exam.
Option A: 2 Problem sets (30%), 3 Paper summaries (30%), 1 Presentation (30%), Participation (10%);
Option B: Mid-term exam (30%), 3 Paper summaries (30%), End-term exam (30%), Participation (10%);
Option C: 2 Problem sets (30%), 3 Paper summaries (30%), End-term exam (30%), Participation (10%).
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, macroeconomics, 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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