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ECON 443Political Economy

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Economics

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

In this course students will learn how to apply the tools of economic analysis to the study of political phenomena. Topics include voting behaviour, partisan competition and polarisation, electoral accountability, bureaucracy, lobbying, the politics of redistribution, and non-democratic policy making. Both theoretical and empirical approaches can be considered.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed the following:
    • ECON323 - Econometric Analysis 2 (0.50)
    • ECON393 - Market Failures (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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  • Not even sure what I should be learning in this class. For a course based around tax policy, we haven't looked at many problems that include tax. Although there are some topics we "cover", I don't seem to see any real structure in the course.

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Winter 2021

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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