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Economics |
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Spring 2003
GMU: Ent 318 |
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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, forthcoming) 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) |
| 1/22 | I. The Origin of Government | M: Ch. 3-5, 18; PT: Ch. 2 |
| 1/29 | II. Elected Governments | M: Ch. 7;
PT: Ch 3 |
| 2/5 | III. Elections and Public Policies | M: ch 8, 9 ;
PT: Ch 6, 12 |
| 2/12 | IV. Democractic Cycles and Public Policy | M: ch.10; PT: ch. 16 |
| 2/19 | V. Elections and Interest Groups | M: ch. 16, PT: ch. 4 |
| 2/26 | VI. How Efficient is Democracy? | M: ch 10; PT: ch 9 |
| 3/5 | VII. Rent Seeking / Interest Group Politics | M: ch 4, PT: ch 7 |
| 3/12 | NO CLASS SPRING BREAK --see you next week | |
| 3/19 | Midterm Exam Due |
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| 3/19 | VIII. Governance and Graft | M: ch 2, 19; PT: ch 14 |
| 3/26 | IX. Politics, the Bureaucracy and Regulation | M: ch 17; PT: ch 4 |
| 4/2 | X. Regulation: Empirical Findings | |
| 4/9 | XI. International Political Economy | M: ch 4, PT: 18 |
| 4/16 | XII. Political Institutions and Economic Development | M: ch. 4; PT: ch 14 |
| 4/23 | XIII. Informal Contitutions: Cultural Norms as Institutions | |
| 4/30 | XIV. Student Papers Presented in a Seminar
Format
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| 5/7 | XV. Overview of Course: Constitutional Design
Choosing Institutions, |
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| 5/14 | FINAL PAPERS DUE AT CAROW HALL | |
| Course Grades :
10-15 page paper 30%
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