#  Government 2160. Politics and Economics 

 





 Semester:   Fall 

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 Link: [Course Website](http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/7780) 

 

 

 

Catalog Number: 7780 Enrollment: Limited to 15.   
  *James E. Alt and Torben Iversen*   
  *Half course (fall term). W., 12–2.*  
 Covers the political economy of policymaking and institutional change. Readings include a mixture of foundational approaches and recent research, covering a variety of methodological perspectives. The topical emphasis is on democracy, accountability, inequality, redistribution, and growth.