Course #
30800
Section Number
3
Day(s)
M
-
W
Time(s)
1:30pm-2:50pm
Term
Fall 2025
Course Instructor
Syllabus

Must be a Harris masters student to enroll. No exceptions for non-Harris students, even by consent. This course is designed to serve three interrelated goals. It is an introduction to core concepts in the study of political economy. These concepts include collective action, coordination, and commitment problems; externalities and other forms of market failure; principal-agent relationships; problems of preference aggregation; and agenda setting and voting. The course also introduces basic concepts in game theory, including Nash equilibrium, subgame Perfection, and repeated games. It is not, however, a suitable substitute for a game theory course for doctoral students in the social sciences. Finally, the course provides an overview of some of the key insights from the field of political economy on how institutions shape and constrain the making of public policy, with special attention to various ways in which governments can and cannot be held accountable to their citizens.

Notes

Students must register separately for both a lecture (PPHA 30800) and a discussion (PPHA 30802). Attendance at discussion sessions is optional for this course, unless there is a scheduled assessment.

Course Prerequisite

Must be a Harris masters student to enroll.

Course Sections

Quarter Course # Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus
Fall 2025 PPHA 30800/1 Analytical Politics I: Strategic Foundation Alexander Fouirnaies Monday, Wednesday 9:00am-10:20am Syllabus
Fall 2025 PPHA 30800/2 Analytical Politics I: Strategic Foundation Alexander Fouirnaies Monday, Wednesday 10:30am-11:50am Syllabus
Fall 2025 PPHA 30800/3 Analytical Politics I: Strategic Foundation Alexander Fouirnaies Monday, Wednesday 1:30pm-2:50pm Syllabus
Fall 2025 PPHA 30800/4 Analytical Politics I: Strategic Foundation Gregory Lane Tuesday, Thursday 9:30am-10:50am Syllabus
Fall 2025 PPHA 30800/5 Analytical Politics I: Strategic Foundation Gregory Lane Tuesday, Thursday 11:00am-12:20pm Syllabus
Fall 2025 PPHA 30800/6 Analytical Politics I: Strategic Foundation Anna Denisenko Tuesday, Thursday 2:00pm-3:20pm Syllabus
Fall 2025 PPHA 30800/7 Analytical Politics I: Strategic Foundation Gregory Lane Tuesday, Thursday 2:00pm-3:20pm Syllabus