Political Economy

Course: Political Economy
Workload: 60HS
Prerequisite: --
Professor: Marcos Salgado

This course is an introduction to the main topics in modern Political Economy. In this class, Political Economy is the study of politics with the tools of Economics. For example, we will study colonialism and its effects, how authoritarian governments rule, and the relationship between politics and organized crime. The lectures will be in English, but students can participate and present in Portuguese if they prefer.

Mandatory Bibliography:
There will be no textbook, I will announce the required readings for each class in advance. As anexample, required papers for the first few topics will be: Fujiwara, T., Laudares, H., & Caicedo, F. V. (2022). Tordesillas, Slavery and the Origins of Brazilian Inequality. Sánchez De La Sierra, R. (2020). On the Origins of the State: Stationary Bandits and Taxation in Eastern Congo. Journal of Political Economy, 128(1), 000-000. Chattopadhyay, R., & Duflo, E. (2004). Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India. Econometrica, 72(5), 1409-1443.