Public Choice

Public Choice, ST 2008

Prof. Dennis C. Mueller

Seminar (Lecture Format)

• Schedule: The course meets
  • June 30th, at 9.30-11.00, room Sitzungssaal Wilhelmstr. 26, at 11.30-13.00, room Sitzungssaal Wilhelmstr. 26, at 14.00-15.30, room HS 3219 KG III, at 16.00-17.30, room 01014 Wilhelmstr. 26.
  • July 1st, at 9.30-11.00, room Sitzungssaal Wilhelmstr. 26, at 11.30-13.00, room Sitzungssaal Wilhelmstr. 26, at 14.00-15.30, room Sitzungssaal Wilhelmstr. 26.
  • July 2nd, at 9.30-11.00, room Sitzungssaal Wilhelmstr. 26, at 11.30-13.00, room Sitzungssaal Wilhelmstr. 26, at 14.00-15.30, room Sitzungssaal Wilhelmstr. 26.
  • July 3rd, at 9.00-10.30, room 2121 KG II, at 14.30-16.00, room 3219 KG III.

Target Group

This course is designated for second-year IMP-Students and Diploma-Students (Hauptstudium).

Credits

IMP, Diploma (creditable to Pflichtfach "Wirtschaftspolitik: Ordnungspolitik" and Pflichtwahlfach "Ordnungs- und Wettbewerbspolitik"): 
4 Credit Points (exam).

Downloads

• Announcement and program.

Books

• Dennis C. Mueller, Public Choice III, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
• Dennis C. Mueller, Constitutional Democracy, Oxford University Press, 1996.
• Dennis C. Mueller, Capitalism and Democracy, Edgar Elgar, 2003.
• Dennis C. Mueller, Perspectives on Public Choice, Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Program

1. Two-Party Competition

   • Public Choice III, ch. 11, 12; Constitutional Democracy, ch. 9.

2. Multiparty Systems

   • Public Choice III, ch. 13; Constitutional Democracy, chs. 8-9.

3. The Paradox of Voting

   • Public Choice III, ch. 14.
   • John H. Aldrich, "When is it Rational to Vote" in Perspectives, Ch. 17.
   • Morris P. Fiorina, "Voting Behavior" in Perspectives, Ch. 17.

4. Rent Seeking

   • Public Choice III, ch. 15.
   • Robert Tollison, "Rent Seeking" in Perspectives, Ch. 23.

5. Bureaucracy

   • Public Choice III, ch. 16.

6. Candidate Competition and Campaign Contributions

   • Public Choice III, ch. 20.

7. The Size of Government

   • Public Choice III, Chs. 21, 22; Capitalism and Democracy, Ch. 7.
   • Cheryl Holsey and Thomas Borcherding, "Why Does Government's Share of National Income Grow? in Perspecitves, Ch. 25.