| Economics and Philosophy |
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Spring/Summer 2006
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Professor: Roger
D. Congleton
Office : GW II 02.25 |
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| Office Hours: | Wednesday and Thursday 10:15 - 11:45, and most other times by appointment | . |
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Recommended Texts: |
Mueller, D. (2003) Public Choice III. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Hillman, A. L. (2003) Public Finance and Public Policy, Responsibilities and Limitations of Government. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press |
J-Stor Journals Public Choice Society FEC US Constitution / Constitutions Elections Market Gallup RDC1.Net |
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| Dates | Lectures | Text Readings (See Syllabus for complete reading list) |
| 20/4 | Prof Congleton is out of town. Do background reading and familiarize oneself with the syllabus and website. | M 1
, C 2 How Predictable is Political Behavior |
| 11/5 | I. Introduction: What is Public Choice? |
Appendix 1-2:The Logic of Collective Action |
| 18/5 | II. Introduction to Voting Models | Median Voter Model |
| 25/5 | III. Applications of the Median Voter Model |
Median Voter Model |
| 1/6 | IV. Conceptual Problems with Majority Rule |
Economic and Cultural Prerequisites for Democracy |
| 8/6 | V. Stochastic Voting Models and Welfare |
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| 15/6 | VI. Voting and Institutions |
C: 4, 5 |
| 22/6 | IX. Bureaucracy as a Special Interest Group | |
| 29/6 | VIII. Economic and Ideological Special Interests and Rent-Seeking Losses | Rent-Seeking Losses and Institutions |
| 6/7 | XI. Public Policy Roundtable: Environmental Political Economy | Governing the Global Commons |
| 13/7 | XII. Public Policy Roundtable: Political Economy of Terrorism | |
| 20/7 | XIII. Public Policy Roundtable: Public Pensions and Healthcare (Aging Population, OECD) |
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| 27/07 |
XIV. Course Overview |
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| 27/07 |
Final Exam E-mailed to Congleto@GMU.EDU | |
30/9 (papers due) |
Final Papers Due--via e-mail--to: congleto@gmu.edu |
Ideas for Paper Topics |
| Course Grades :
2 pointers: Final Exam 100% |
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