96425 - ECONOMIA DELLE ISTITUZIONI, DEMOCRAZIA, SVILUPPO

Learning outcomes

The course provides an introduction to methods and topics in Political Economics and to the theory of institutional change. Students are expected to learn the methodological basis of the field and to perform autonomously a critical analysis of the issues related to the aggregation of individual preferences and institutional change.

Course contents

• Institutions, culture and economic development
  
• Democratization, development and inequality.
• Political regimes, public finances and economic performance in the long-run.

Readings/Bibliography

References:

 Journal publications in English, of which a complete list will be made available on the course’s VIRTUALE platform prior to the beginning of classes

Teaching methods

Class lectures where students' active involvement will be encouraged.

Assessment methods

• Final witten exam and class presentations.
• For more details, please see the syllabus posted on Virtuale.

In the case of online exams envisaged by the University of Bologna, the final exam will be written rather than oral.

Grading:

<18 failed
18-23 sufficient
24-27 good
28-30 very good
30 e lode excellent

 

Teaching tools

Class slides will be made available on the course's online platform VIRTUALE together with additional information on course contents and exams.

Office hours

See the website of Massimiliano Gaetano Onorato