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Economics |
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Spring 2005
GMU: Thompson 106 |
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Professor: Roger
D. Congleton
Office : 11 Carow Hall
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| Office Hours: | Tuesday and Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30, and most other times by appointment | . |
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Recommended Texts: |
Mueller, D. C. (1996) Constitutional Democracy. New York: Oxford University Press. Persson, T. and Tabellini, G. E. (2000) Political Economics: Explaining Economic Policy. Cambridge Mass: MIT Press. Congleton, R.D. (2003) Improving Democracy through Constitutional Reform, Some Swedish Lessons. Kluwer Academic 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) |
| 1/25 | I. Public Choice, Political Science, and History:
How Predictable is Political Behavior / the Future of Public Choice |
M 1 |
| 2/1 | II. Two Simple Rational Choice Models of Public Policy: the Median Voter Model and Leviathan |
M 5, 14, 18;
PT 2 |
| 2/8 | III. The Discipline of Political Competition: Elections and Federalism | M11, 20;
PT 3 |
| 2/15 | IV. Wasteful Competition , Rent Seeking and Institutions | M 15;
PT 4, 5 |
| 2/22 | V. Origins of Government: Conflict, Conquest, and Compacts | M 2;
C 1 |
| 3/1 | VI. Rational Choice and the Emergence of Democracy | M 25, 26;
C 3, 4 |
| 3/8 | VII. Democratic Constitutional Design: Avoiding Democratic Failures | M 27;
C 9 |
| 3/15 | NO CLASS SPRING BREAK --see you next week | |
| 3/22 | Midterm Exam Distributed |
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| 3/22 | VIII. Applications and Review for take home midterm | study guide |
| 3/29 | Midterm Exam Collected/Answers Posted | midterm answers |
| 3/29 | IX. Effects of Democratic Constitutional Design (at the margin) |
M 21, 22;
C11, 12; PT 8, 9 |
| 4/5 | X. Fiscal Federalism: Why Are Most Countries Decentralized? | M 10;
Mueller on Federalism C 10 |
| 4/12 | Prof. Congleton Out of Town | |
| 4/19 | XI. Government Clubs and International Governmental Organizations | PT 18 |
| 4/26 | XII. Overview of Course / Research Workshop | |
| 5/3 | XIII. Research Workshop | |
| 5/10 | FINAL PAPERS DUE AT congleto@gmu.edu (E-mail only) | |
| Course Grades :
10-15 page paper 30%
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