Course # 41150 Section Number 1 Day(s) W Time(s) 2:30pm-5:20pm Term Fall 2024 Course Instructor James Robinson Syllabus Syllabus 9/4/24 The course will study the cultural, social, and institutional foundations of contemporary and historical societies around the world. Particular attention will be paid to factors that are typically taken for granted and presumed universal within the economics discipline. These include perceptions of reality (including birth, death, the afterlife, the spiritual world, nature,and the environment), and moral frameworks (including views about right/wrong, fairness,equality, and community membership). We will consider how these differences then affect and are affected by resulting cultural values, social structures, and formal political and legal institutions. The course is targeted to advanced (second-year or later) Ph.D. students with an interest in economic development, political economy, cultural economics, and/or economic history. Must be a PhD student to enroll. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Fall 2024 Advanced Topics in Political Economy: Comparing Societies James Robinson Wednesday 2:30pm-5:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Student Profile: Eltjana Plaku, MPP Class of 2026 Thu., October 17, 2024 'Dobbs Dads': The Sleeper Coalition That Could Turn out for Kamala Harris Wed., October 16, 2024 Illinois officials battle misinformation to protect integrity of November election Tue., October 15, 2024 Upcoming Events More events 2024 Pearson Global Forum | Negotiation and Agreement Fri., October 18, 2024 | 8:00 AM 1201 East 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 United States Coffee Chat in Boston, MA Fri., October 18, 2024 | 8:30 AM The Well Coffee House 212 Washington St Boston, MA 02108 United States Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship Fri., October 18, 2024 | 12:00 PM