Political Economics
Faculteit | Economie en Bedrijfskunde |
Jaar | 2022/23 |
Vakcode | EBB886B05 |
Vaknaam | Political Economics |
Niveau(s) | bachelor, uitwisseling |
Voertaal | Engels |
Periode | semester II b |
ECTS | 5 |
Rooster | rooster |
Uitgebreide vaknaam | Political Economics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leerdoelen | Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: 1. Explain why and under which conditions governments fail to implement optimal economic policies. 2. Use political agency models to understand the (economic) consequences of limited information in politics. 3. Evaluate empirical work with respect to model specification, endogeneity issues, and the measurement of political variables. 4. Apply political agency models in de context of public finance. 5. Explain why economic outcomes (e.g., fiscal policy, monetary policy, economic growth) differ across countries depending on the institutional context. |
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Omschrijving | This course provides an overview of the current state of affairs of scientific research in the field of political economy. Topics covered are: political accountability / voting models, central bank independence, political budget cycle- and partisan- theory, the impact of the political system on economic reforms (fiscal policy changes, market reform etc.), and the impact of democracy/autocracy on economic growth. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Uren per week | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Onderwijsvorm |
-hoorcollege , -werkcollege, gecombineerde hoor-/werkcolleges
(and guest lecture) |
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Toetsvorm | -individuele opdracht, -schriftelijk tentamen (open vragen) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vaksoort | bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coördinator | dr. R.M. Jong A Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Docent(en) | prof. dr. J. de Haan ,dr. R.M. Jong A Pin ,Dr. R.H.T. Wiese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Entreevoorwaarden | Students should be familiar with the topics discussed in Econometrics for Economics, BE or ED&G. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opmerkingen | Secretary: Kim Beute, e-mail: k.beute@rug.nl, room 5411.0734, tel: +31 (0)50 3637018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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