All students must take two (2) electives in Political Economy (PECO). All students must also take the Senior Capstone in Political Economy (PECO-401) or one (1) additional PECO 300 or 400-level elective that includes a research paper. Examples of approved PECO electives are listed below. Some may have pre-requisites or other restrictions. Some contain a thesis writing component, others do not. Those known to include a research paper are marked with a *.
During registration, students can find a complete list of courses and availability by searching with the “X-list: PECO” attribute.
Requests to consider other courses as electives should be directed to the Field Chair for Political Economy in the Government Department, the Field Chair for Political Economy in the Economics Department, or the College Dean for the Political Economy Major.
ECON 156: Poverty & Inequality ECON 211: Economic Development ECON 256: Poverty, Growth and Inequality ECON 416: Market Design ECON 452: Behavioral Economics ECON 453: Decision Making in Economics & Finance ECON 459: Game Theory ECON 461: Industrial Organization ECON 475: Environmental Economics ECON 483: Development Economics: Micro/Policy Issues ECON 484: Political Economy of Trade Policy ECON 491: Development Impact Evaluation ECON 493: Insurance Markets and Government Intervention GBUS 405: Introduction to International Business GBUS 407: International Political Risk Assessment and Management GBUS 463: WTO Dispute Settlement GOVT 261: International Political Economy GOVT 267: International Trade Law GOVT 268: Political Economy of Development GOVT 344: Dep. Sem. : Energy and Geo-Politics* GOVT 355: Dep. Sem. : Liberalism* GOVT 362: Poverty and World Economy GOVT 367: Dep Sem: Economic Transparency/Political Stability* GOVT 376: Dep Sem: Globalization and Redistribution: Developing Countries* GOVT 428: Capitalism & Pol Thought* GOVT 491: Dep Sem: Morals and Markets* IECO 220: Economics and the Public Sector IECO 221: Law, Economics and International Policy INAF 252: Introduction to Economic and Political Development INAF 311: Centennial Lab: Indian Innovation Studio 1 INAF 316: Topics: Comparative Political Economy INAF 332: Political Economy of Asia INAF 367: Trade in Asia Pacific INAF 373: Security/Economics/Cooperation: Africa INAF 383: Applied Econometrics for Development and International Affairs* INAF 395: Political Economy of Development in Africa INAF 449: China’s Evolving Role in Africa INAF 493: Ethics/Development: Gender IPEC 314: Intl Dev Organizations* IPEC 326: Corruption, Patronage, and Clientelism* IPEC 328: Political Economy, Inequality and Redistribution STIA 382: Energy Finance, Policy and Markets STIA 475: Financial Markets and International Security
Study Abroad
Up to two electives in support of the Political Economy major can be taken abroad with prior approval by either the Field Chair for Political Economy in the Department of Economics or the Field Chair for Political Economy in the Department of Government. To obtain approval please submit a syllabus for the course for which you wish to receive credit.
