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Jan 15, 2025
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Academic Bulletin 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ECON 430 - The Economic Analysis of Politics
Credits: 4
A study of the political arena through the lens of economic analysis. Economics studies purposeful behavior, and its tools apply not only to market participants but also to participants in the political process. Politicians, bureaucrats, and voters could be viewed therefore as self-interested individuals who do not necessarily desire to promote the public good. The lectures and discussions include applications of this economic theory of politics to voting, corruption, revolutions, dictatorship, and macroeconomic policies.
Prerequisite: ECON 100 and ECON 101 .
Distribution Requirements: CL, SB.
Not open to first-year students.
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