Details

Faculty	Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
Domain	Economics
Code	UE-EEP.00135
Languages	English
Type of lesson	Lecture
Level	Master
Semester	SP-2022

Schedules and rooms

Summary schedule	Wednesday 08:15 - 12:00, Hebdomadaire (Spring semester)
Hours per week	3

Teaching

Teachers	Schelker Mark
Assistants	Schmutz Yannick
Description	The economics of politics is the application of economic theory to political processes ("Political Economics"). Political actors are treated like any other individuals who maximize their utility in any possible interaction. In recent years this approach has proven to provide valuable insights into policymaking and its resulting economic and social outcomes. In this course students learn to use economics in the context of policymaking and interpret and empirical findings. They are introduced to the basic approaches to understand voting and elections, political institutions and their influence on policy outcomes, political actors and their incentives as well as a selection of important topics related to political decision-making such as the influence of the media or corruption, etc. The course combines basic economic theory with empirical research approaches to understand real-world mechanisms. Students are expected to prepare the reading assignments before class in order to participate in class discussions and academic discourse.
Training objectives	- Application of economic theory to political processes and "real-world" politics. - Develop the understanding of basic insights in political economics. - Evaluation of empirical designs. - Participation in class discussions and academic discourse.
Softskills	No
Off field	No
BeNeFri	Yes
Mobility	Yes
UniPop	No

Written exam - SP-2022, Session d'été 2022

Date	15.06.2022 08:30 - 09:30
Assessments methods	By rating
Descriptions of Exams	Time: 60' for both normal and retake exam.