POLS 4090: Political Game Theory
(Dual-listed with POLS 5090).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Sophomore classification
Application of economics to political science in the study of nonmarket decision-making. Behavior of bureaucrats, elected officials, and voters. Market failure, collective action, representative democracies, direct democracies, logrolling, voter paradoxes, and game theory.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)