ECO 224 - Introduction to Political Economy

Course Units: 1

This course provides students with an introduction to the field of political economy. Political economy seeks to analyze how political and economic forces interact in shaping public policy. We will take an interdisciplinary approach to understand how political economy theories can be applied in various real-world cases from both economic and political perspectives, with a focus on recent clashes between governments and tech giants such as Amazon and Google in major antitrust lawsuits. Topics include economic protectionism, globalization, market competition and the antitrust policy. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 CQ: SOCS, GSPE