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The Political Economy of Development

Introductory Meeting Lukas Buchheim Munich, January 2015

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Course Scope and Content

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What This Course Is

◮ Overview over topics in the current literature on institutions and

development

◮ Covering empirical and theoretical results ◮ A small glimpse into a large body of literature

◮ A new course ◮ Lots of work for everybody involved ◮ Hopefully, a mutual learning experience

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Topics of the Lectures & Your Work (subject to change)

• 1. Political Economy and Development: “Macro” Foundations
• 2. Political Transitions
• 3. Building State Capabilities
• 4. Institution Building: Micro Issues
• 5. tba

◮ Potential further topics:

◮ Conflict ◮ Historical Legacies ◮ Corruption Lukas Buchheim (LMU Munich) Introductory Meeting PE of Dev 3 / 12

Methods (Class)

◮ Stata (data management): 2 classes, 1 problem set ◮ Matlab (numerical methods): 2 classes, 1 problem set ◮ Academic writing

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Requirements

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Participation

◮ Participation in lectures and classes is an integral part of the course ◮ In particular, this holds for handing in problem sets:

◮ Working in teams (max size of three) is encouraged ◮ You have to hand in your own solution ◮ Write down who was on your team Lukas Buchheim (LMU Munich) Introductory Meeting PE of Dev 6 / 12

Presentation

◮ Technicalities → class ◮ A thorough summary of your assigned paper(s) ◮ How do the paper(s) fit into the closely related literature; what is the key

contribution?

◮ First idea(s) for your own perspective on the topic

⇒ Talks can reflect “work in progress” to some degree, but are usually a good signal for the quality of your paper

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Paper

◮ Technicalities → class ◮ A revised and extended version of your talk

◮ Takes comments into account

◮ Own contribution – your effort counts!

◮ “Referee report” ◮ Own empirical work ◮ Own model extension/simulation Lukas Buchheim (LMU Munich) Introductory Meeting PE of Dev 8 / 12

Organizational Issues

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Dates

◮ Lecture: Thursday, 10.00 am – 1.15 pm (s.t.) until May 28th, except

◮ May 7th (other teaching obligations) ◮ May 14th (holiday)

◮ Classes: Friday, 08:45 am – Noon (s.t.) until June 5th, except

◮ May 1st (holiday)

◮ Assignment: Your topic will be assigned to you on April 13th (first day of

term) via email (campus.lmu.de address!!!).

◮ Once you have received your topic, you cannot retreat from the course!

◮ Seminar: 12 – 13 June, Bernried (Bildungshaus St. Martin, Klosterhof 8,

82347 Bernried)

◮ Deadlines:

◮ June 7th: Your preliminary set of slides → your supervisor and Ms. Fay ◮ July 12th: Your paper → your supervisor and Ms. Fay ◮ Email Ms. Fay: susan.fay@econ.lmu.de Lukas Buchheim (LMU Munich) Introductory Meeting PE of Dev 10 / 12

What You Have to Do Now

• 1. Put your name on the distributed form
• 2. Tell me, which related courses you have taken (verbally and on the

distributed form)

• 3. Tell me, which topics you may find interesting (verbally and on the

distributed form or via email)

• 4. Are you rather interested in theoretical or empirical work? Check the box
• n the form!

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What You Have to Do Now

• 1. Put your name on the distributed form
• 2. Tell me, which related courses you have taken (verbally and on the

distributed form)

• 3. Tell me, which topics you may find interesting (verbally and on the

distributed form or via email)

• 4. Are you rather interested in theoretical or empirical work? Check the box
• n the form!
• 5. In Bernried, do you want to stay in a single or double room?

◮ Single room: 73 e per person ◮ Double room: 64.50 e per person ◮ There may be additional costs for lunch on the second day (13 e)

• 6. If double room: who should be your roommate?
• 7. Do you have specific dietary needs (vegetarian, allergies, . . . )?

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Questions?

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