Political Economics

Harvard FAS

Discusses several research areas in political economy, including the origins of the state, comparative political systems, culture, mobility, democracy, ethnicity, corruption, rule of law, and regulation.The main purpose of this course is for each student to write a serious empirical paper, preferably with new data, in the field of political economics. The course relies on frequent (approximately 5 times over the semester) office hour meetings with the instructor, as well as meetings with the…