Political Economics - ECO00058H
Module summary
This module provides insights into how politics and economics incentives interact.
Related modules
Additional information
Principles of Economics will be the prerequisite for this module
Module will run
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
Module aims
The aim is to show how the quantitative toolkit of the modern economist can be used to analyse political decisions and outcomes. This toolkit will be used to analyse questions such:
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Do institutions influence economic development?
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How does state capacity emerge and evolve?
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How do political and economic factors influence the governments' decisions during epidemics?
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What influence does the media have on elections and political violence?
Module learning outcomes
Having completed this module, students will have gained a deeper insight into how to model questions in political economy theoretically. They will also understand how empirical data may be used to support, or reject particular hypotheses.
The research-led teaching means that students will be able to critically evaluate published research in the field of political economy and form their own opinion on specific questions and problems. The will also learn how to convey and discuss their views to others, and express their thoughts in verbal or written format
Indicative assessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 80 |
Essay/coursework | 20 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 80 |
Module feedback
Feedback will be provided in line with University policy
Indicative reading
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The module will extensively refer to recent academic literature in this growing field.
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Persson, Torsten, and Guido Tabellini (2000): Political economics – Explaining economic policy, MIT Press