This book introduces the field of political economy which combines study of the political process with the economic processes of exchange and production to provide a more complete picture of the role and impact of government.
This book introduces the field of political economy which combines study of the political process with the economic processes of exchange and production to provide a more complete picture of the role and impact of government.
Antonio Merlo is the Dean of the School of Social Sciences and the George A. Peterkin Professor of Economics at Rice University, USA. He is also the founding and current director of the Rice Initiative for the Study of Economics (RISE). In 2012, he was elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society. His areas of expertise are political economy, policy analysis, public economics, bargaining theory and applications, and empirical microeconomics.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface. 1. Overview and Introduction. 2. Basic Tools of Microeconomics. 3. Basic Tools of Political Economics. 4. Voters. 5. Electoral Competition. 6. Parties. 7. Lobbies. 8. Political Careers. 9. Public Goods. 10. Public Schools. 11. Higher Education. 12. Redistribution. 13. Health Care. 14. Mobility. Bibliography. Index
