Course Details

Political Economy III: Social Choice and Voting Models
MECS-540-3
1.0 CR
PASS / NO CREDIT
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DESCRIPTION
This course is about aspects of collective decision-making, both on the micro level and macro level. We briefly review some classic results from social choice, then strategic behavior in collective decision-making. The next topic is a discussion of all aspects of elections, ending with analysis of institutions. We study models of forward-looking behavior in collective decision-making and dynamics of institutions.
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