ECON 496: Special Topics in Economics

ECON 496-004: Game Theory for Politicians
(Spring 2015)

03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW

Planetary Hall 124

Section Information for Spring 2015

The course studies rules of voting bodies, especially legislatures and city councils. The course also studies some lessons from game theory and political economy, and it applies the lessons to such voting bodies. Some particular topics that the course studies include: disappearing quorums, sophisticated voting, agenda-setting strategies, and amendment techniques such as riders and poison pills. Students will participate in a mock legislature in which students elect leaders, decide committee rosters, write bills, make amendments to bills, write “rules” for considering bills, and vote on final passage of bills.​

There are no prerequisites for this course.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Subject matter varies. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 24 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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