Political economy program princeton

Program participants must meet all the general requirements of Economics concentrators. In addition to the two Politics prerequisites, a student in the program must complete three Politics departmental electives, i.

Courses taken on a PDF basis are acceptable for Spring only. Starting with the Class of , if a student does not also use these courses to meet the statistics prerequisite, one of POL or POL but not both courses can be counted among the five required POL courses. One of the five POL courses, upon approval of the Political Economy Advisor, can be a politics-related course from a department other than Politics.

Because of the additional course requirements, a student may want to count one or two of the Politics departmental electives as Economics cognates. Approval of cognates is subject to the same rules as for other Economics concentrators. The complete list of pre-approved cognates is here.

No cognate approval application is necessary for pre-approved courses. If a student would like the Economics department to consider another course for ECO cognate approval, a cognate approval form needs to be filed. The general examination in political economy is set by a committee appointed by the program committee.

Economics students are required to choose political economy as one of their two field general examinations, and politics students are required to designate political economy as one of their three fields for the general examination and must take the written general examination in political economy. All students in the program are expected to write a dissertation on a topic in political economy. All students in the program are also expected to participate regularly in a research workshop in political economy.

Political Economy Academic Year:. Department for Program:. Program in Political Economy. Program offerings:. Director of Graduate Studies. Kristopher Ramsay. Overview The allocations of markets and other economic institutions are subject to the political environment in which these institutions operate. Interdepartmental Program Interdepartmental Requirements:. Courses: Economics students are required to take, on a graded basis, two graduate courses in politics other than POL , the politics half of the political economy sequence chosen from a list of appropriate courses drawn up by the program committee.

General Exam: To prepare for their general examinations in political economy, students are expected to master the material covered in a two-course sequence in political economy ECO and POL To participate in this track, students must complete two Politics courses and ECO and , and MAT or higher level before the end of their sophomore year.

All five of these courses should be taken on a graded basis e. Under special circumstances, students can apply for exceptions or deferrals of these prerequisites. These requests will be considered by the PE advisor. It is important for each student to select a combination of Economics and Politics courses that form a coherent and meaningful program.

Before signing up for the first semester of the junior year, the student should work out a tentative course outline for the two years; this outline must be approved and signed by the PE advisor.