Spring 2027

The Political Economy of Development

Examines why countries differ in wealth through institutions, regime type, corruption, resources, ethnicity, and state capacity, focusing on empirical literature, measurement, and causal inference.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop theoretically grounded and testable hypotheses about the political economy of development.

  • Formulate and implement clear research designs to evaluate hypotheses.

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POLISCI 843

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Institutions, regime type, corruption, resource curse, ethnic differences, and state capacity
  • Measurement and causal inference in development economics

Skills

  • Develop theoretically grounded and testable hypotheses
  • Formulate and implement research designs
  • Apply measurement and causal inference methods

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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