14.770 | Fall 2017 | Graduate

Introduction to Political Economy

Syllabus

Course Meeting Times:

Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours per session

Recitation: 1 session / week, 1.5 hours per session

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Class Format 

The first half of the class was taught by Prof. Daron Acemoglu, and the second part of the course was taught by Prof. Benjamin Olken. 

Grading

You may work in groups with a maximum of 2 students on the psets, and even then each of you must hand in your own solutions. There will be approximately 5–6 psets in total, covering a mix of theory and empirics.

ACTIVITY PERCENTAGE

Problem sets

50%
Final exam 40%
Class participation 10%

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