ECON 502
Institutions and Governance Spring 2010
Division II
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Over the last two decades economists have become increasingly aware of the importance of the “social infrastructure” at various levels of economic activity: capable and honest government officials must be available to formulate and implement policies, markets must be supported by suitable institutional frameworks, property rights must be secure, and contracts reliably enforced. Even the structure of the household, the smallest institution analyzed by economists, has been shown to have an important influence on economic development. This course will survey the growing literature on institutions and governance.
The Class: Format: primarily discussion
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3582
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on several short papers
Prerequisites: at least one among Economics 253, Economics 255, Economics 510, Economics 511, Statistics 346; requires permission of instructor; students who have previously taken Economics 459 will not be enrolled
Distributions: Division II
Attributes: INST Economic Development Studies Electives

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