Political economics II EC38011, spring 2025

This is an optional course in the PhD programme in Economics, given at Stockholm University.

 

Course information

This is a 7.5 credit course.

Course material will be available on the learning platform Athena.

Syllabus

EC38011_syllabus_2024 (256 Kb)

Description

The courses will provide an introduction to basic models and empirical findings in political economics, as well as more in-depth study of selected topics.

Readings

Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini, Political Economis: Explaining Economic Policy, MIT Press, 2000. Selected papers.

Examination

This course has a written sit-down examination.

Examiners

Torsten Persson
David Strömberg

Course director

David Strömberg

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