Political Economy

About This Major

A program that focuses on the interaction between politics and economics in the formation of public policy. Includes instruction in microeconomics; macroeconomics; political theory; American, comparative, and international political economy; and quantitative methods.

Program Examples

  • International Political Economy
  • Political Economy and Government

At a Glance

CIP Code
45.1004
CIP Family
45

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