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 Generational wealth? Financial experts say Bally’s casino investment is risky Wed., January 29, 2025 Alumni Profile: Hong Zhang Durandal, MPP'16 Wed., January 29, 2025 Q&A: Professor Ryan Kellogg on "The End of Oil" and the Future of the Global Energy Market Wed., January 22, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program (DPSS) Information Session Tue., February 04, 2025 | 7:30 PM Policy Research and Innovation Bootcamp (PRIB) Information Session Wed., February 05, 2025 | 7:00 AM Coffee Chat with Admissions in Columbus, Ohio Wed., February 05, 2025 | 9:30 AM Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea Grandview Heights 1445 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, OH 43212 United States