Instructor(s)
Prof. Daron Acemoglu
Prof. Benjamin Olken
MIT Course Number
14.770
As Taught In
Fall 2017
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course is intended as an introduction to the field of political economy. It is the first part of a two-part sequence in political economy, along with 14.773 Political Economy: Institutions and Development. Combined, the purpose of the two classes is to give you both a sense of the frontier research topics and a good command of the tools in the area.