Politics for Policy
Objectives
A. Knowledge and Understanding
- Understand the concepts, processes and outcomes of public policy.
- Master the framework for policy analysis and the basic elements of policy action.
- Understand the fundamentals of political science and economics as applied to public policy.
B. Subject-Specific Skills
- Evaluate public choices, objectives, and courses of action.
- Integrate Economic and political concepts.
C. General Skills
- Tools in logical and contextual analysis as applied to the policymaking process, concepts, instruments, and outcomes.
General characterization
Code
2745
Credits
3.5
Responsible teacher
José Manuel Albuquerque Tavares
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
English
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
- Bueno de Mesquita, Ethan (2016), “Political Economy for Public Policy”, Princeton University Press
- Dixit, Avinash K. (1996), “The Making of Economic Policy: A Transaction-Cost Politics Perspective”, MIT Press
Other resources:
Case studies and video case-studies. Group exercises.
Teaching method
Teaching will be based in a class experience combining the understanding of concepts through examples and discussion
and their application to selected case studies in public policy.
Evaluation method
Assessment
The Final Exam will have a weight of 50%, a group presentation will be worth 35%, and class participation the remainder
15%. There will be no midterm exam.
Subject matter
1. CONCEPTS
Normative and Positive
Individual and Collective Action
Time
Geography
2. INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES
21. Incentives
Transaction Costs
Agency
Strategic Behavior
Time Inconsistency
2.2. Institutions
Citizens and Interest Groups
Bureaucracy
Regulation
Legislatures
Leadership
2.3. Support and Accountability
Information, Media and Public Policy
Elections and Public Policy
3. OUTCOMES
Performance
Redistribution
Justice
Programs
Programs where the course is taught: