Lecture 07: Political Economy

Course Info

Instructor

Prof. Jonathan Gruber

Departments

Economics

As Taught In

Fall 2024

Level

Undergraduate

Topics

Social Science
- Economics
  - Financial Economics
  - Public Economics

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In this lecture, Prof. Gruber discusses the promises and pitfalls of representative democracy, which is a system of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions and laws on their behalf, rather than directly voting on every issue.