Collective Choice I
As taught in: Fall 2008
A lever-operated voting machine in Millwood, New York. (Image courtesy of John C. Abell on Flickr.)
Instructors:
Prof. James Snyder
MIT Course Number:
17.812J / 14.296J
Level:
Graduate
Course Features
Course Description
This is an applied theory course covering topics in the political economy of democratic countries. This course examines political institutions from a rational choice perspective. The now burgeoning rational choice literature on legislatures, bureaucracies, courts, and elections constitutes the chief focus. Some focus will be placed on institutions from a comparative and/or international perspective.
