2025/2026
Институциональная экономика
Статус:
Дисциплина общефакультетского пула
Где читается:
Факультет экономических наук
Когда читается:
3, 4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Контактные часы:
64
Course Syllabus
Abstract
What are institutions? Do they matter for economic outcomes? If so, why? And if they matter, then what determines "good" institutions? In this course we will go through the main lessons learnt from the last 15 years of research, which have witnessed an explosion of empirical and theoretical work on institutions that revolutionized several fields of economics. The journey will start with a macro perspective: do institutions matter for economic growth? It will continue with the distinction between political institutions (e.g., elections) and economic institutions (e.g., property rights) and the interplay between the two. We will then adopt a more micro perspective: which institutional features matter? First, we will review the evidence concerning the effect of economic institutions such as property rights and courts contract enforcing contracts. Second, we will review the evidence concerning political institutions and how they shape the selection and incentives in office of politicians.