# Introduction to Political Economy

A man casts his vote during a free and open election in Mexico. (Image courtesy of Nathan Gibbs on flickr. License: CC BY-NC-SA.)

### Instructor(s)

Prof. Daron Acemoglu

Prof. Benjamin Olken

### MIT Course Number

14.770

### As Taught In

Fall 2017

### Level

Graduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Lecture notes
- Assignments: problem sets (no solutions)
- Exams (no solutions)

## Course Description

This course is intended as an introduction to the field of political economy. It is the first part of a two-part sequence in political economy, along with 14.773 Political Economy: Institutions and Development. Combined, the purpose of the two classes is to give you both a sense of the frontier research topics and a good command of the tools in the area.

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Daron Acemoglu, and Benjamin Olken. 14.770 Introduction to Political Economy. Fall 2017. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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