Political Economics

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.
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)
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
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Reader Political Economy Various
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
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type BSc Econometrics and Operations Research/EOR  (keuzevakken BSc EOR) 3 semester II b keuze BSc Economics and Business Economics/E&BE  ( Economics) 3 semester II b keuzegroep BSc Economics and Business Economics/E&BE  (keuzevakken E&BE-BE) 3 semester II b keuze BSc Economics and Business Economics/E&BE  (keuzevakken E&BE-ED&G) 3 semester II b keuze Courses Exchange (BSc)  (Courses Exchange Students (BSc) without limited access) 3 semester II b keuze