Doing Political Economy: Apprs to Public Policy

SAME AS ALHAM-UA 842.

Course meets in-person.

Political economy is a field of inquiry that has made great strides in recent years in explaining political and economic behavior by characterizing the incentives of actors and the context in which these actors make decisions and influence outcomes. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to these theoretical approaches and show how they can be used to address contemporary policy questions.