Introduction to Political Economy
14.770 · Economics · Graduate · Fall 2017
Prof. Daron Acemoglu, Prof. Benjamin Olken
This course is intended as an introduction to the field of political economy. It is the first part of a two-part sequence in political economy, along with 14.773 <em>Political Economy: Institutions and Development</em>. Combined, the purpose of the two classes is to give you both a sense of the frontier research topics and a good command of the tools in the area.
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