AØKK08089U Political Economics
MSc programme in Economics – elective course
The PhD Programme in Economics at the Department of Economics - elective course with resarch module (PhD students must contact the study administration and the lecturer in order to write the research assignment)
The course provides a broad overview of modern political economics. It deals with the interaction of politics and economics, using formal models to understand the implications for economic policy of various political settings and institutions. The course relates the theoretical predictions to real world examples and systematic empirical findings.
The course covers the following topics:
- Electoral competition and voter behavior
- Partisan politics and political agency
- Redistributive aspects of politics
- Legislative bargaining
- Impact of different political institutions on economic policy
- Sources of differences in political preferences
- Politics and the media
After completing the course, the student:
Knowledge:
- Explain the basic and more advanced theoretical models of different aspects of political-economic process as well as methods and results of empirical assessment of these models.
- Describe the tools of modeling as well as empirical methods and results within the topics listed under the course content above.
Skills:
- Apply methods and results from the list of topics above, to analyze variations and extensions of these and closely related topics within political economics.
- Discuss the underlying assumptions and methods within these topics and their impact on the analytical results
Competencies:
- Discuss the topics of the course within both a national and international practical and empirical context at the level corresponding to that presented in class.
- Plan and execute independent theoretical and empirical analyses that address issues within the topics listed above, as well as other related topics in political economics.
The course mainly draws on journal articles in economics and political science, but supplemented with the textbook
- “Political Economics” by Persson and Tabellini, 2002, ISBN no. 9780262661317.
For the econometric methods introduced in the course we will use chapters from the textbook
- “Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist’s Companion” by Joshua D. Angrist and Jörn-Steffen Pischke, 2009, ISBN no. 978-0691120355.
More advanced econometric techniques are introduced during the course but familiarity with these is not a prerequisite.
Students are expected to participate actively during classes.
2 hours lectures 1 to 2 times a week from week 36 to 50 (except week 42).
The overall schema for the Master can be seen at https://intranet.ku.dk/polit_ba/undervisning/Lektionsplan-E18/skemaer/Sider/default.aspx
Timetable and venue:
To see the time and location of lectures please press the link under "Se skema" (See schedule) at the right side of this page. E means Autumn.
You can find the similar information partly in English at
https://skema.ku.dk/ku1819/dk/module.htm
-Select Department: “2200-Økonomisk Institut” (and wait for respond)
-Select Module:: “2200-E18; [Name of course]””
-Select Report Type: “List – Weekdays”
-Select Period: “Efterår/Autumn – Weeks 31-5”
Press: “ View Timetable”
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 3
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 161
- Total
- 206
For enrolled students. More information about registration, schedule, rules etc. can be found at the intranet for Master Students (UK) and Master students (DK).
Registration and information for foreign students not enrolled please find more information at Study Economics.
For enkelfagsstuderende sker tilmelding via Åbent Universitet og Merit.
Læs om uddannelsen og studieordningen på KA uddannelsen i økonomi.
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 3 hours under invigilationat the computers of Copenhagen University.
The exam assignment is given in English and must be answered in English.
____ - Exam registration requirements
There are no requirements
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- Aid
- Without aids
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
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- Exam period
The exam takes place at the exam venues of the university:
11 January 2019
The exact time and room of the exam will be informed in the Self-Service at KUnet
Exam information:
For enrolled students more information about examination, rules, exam schedule etc. is available at the intranet for Master students (UK) and Master students (DK).
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- Re-exam
The exam takes place at the exam venues of the university:
11 February 2019
The exact time and room of the exam will be informed in the Self-Service at KUnet
Reexam information:
If only a few students have registered for the written re-exam, the reexam might change to an oral exam including the date, time and place for the exam, which will be informed by the Examination Office.
More information is available at Master students (UK)and Master students (DK).
Criteria for exam assesment
Students are assessed on the extent to which they master the learning outcome for the course.
To receive the top grade, the student must with no or only a few minor weaknesses be able to demonstrate an excellent performance displaying a high level of command of all aspects of the relevant material and can make use of the knowledge, skills and competencies listed in the learning outcomes.
for this course the student must also demonstrate
Knowledge
1) knowledge of the methods and results within the topics covered
in the course
Skills
2) the ability to apply these methods to analyze variations and
extensions of these and closely related topics within political
economics
3) the ability to critically discuss assumptions and methods used
within these topics
Competencies
4) the ability to discuss the topics of the course within both a
national and international practical and empirical context at the
level corresponding to that presented in
class.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AØKK08089U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterPh.D.
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- and venue:
Go to "Remarks".
Exam and re-sits: Go to "Exam". - Continuing and further education
- Price
Information about admission and tuition fee: Master and Exchange Programme, credit students and guest students (Open University)
- Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Asger Lau Andersen (18-687a6e6c793573687c3568756b6c797a6c75476c6a767535727c356b72)
- Nikolaj Arpe Harmon (14-716c6e726f646d316b64757072714368667271316e7831676e)
Lecturers
see 'Course Coordinators'