The Political Economy of American Elections

3 credits · Graduate

This class will survey classic and contemporary research into the political economy of American elections, including core topics such as ideological positioning and representation, the incumbency advantage, democratic accountability, and campaign finance. Students will be asked to carry out replications of published papers and to work on a research paper of their own. This class is aimed at Ph.D. students interested in the study of American politics. Prerequisites are econometrics and causal inference, intro grad micro, and formal theory, as offered in the Econ, Polisci, or GSB grad programs.