Vassiliki Koubi: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2016

Name Prof. Dr. Vassiliki Koubi
Address
Internat. Beziehungen, Bernauer
ETH Zürich, IFW C 43.2
Haldeneggsteig 4
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 632 67 76
E-mailvassiliki.koubi@ir.gess.ethz.ch
DepartmentHumanities, Social and Political Sciences
RelationshipAdjunct Professor

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
857-0004-00LPolitical Economy Restricted registration - show details
Class open to MACIS students only.
8 credits1U + 2ST. Bernauer, V. Koubi
AbstractThis seminar focuses on the interplay of political and economic forces in shaping policy outcomes at local to global levels. It concentrates on the application of economic logic to political questions and the influence of political processes and institutions on economic activity.
ObjectiveThis seminar focuses on the interplay of political and economic forces in shaping policy outcomes at local to global levels. It concentrates on the application of economic logic to political questions and the influence of political processes and institutions on economic activity.
ContentThis seminar emphasizes the interplay of political and economic forces in shaping policy outcomes at local to global levels. This course focuses on the application of economic logic to political questions and the influence of political processes and institutions on economic activity. Consequently, it will draw on a broad range of theoretical perspectives from comparative and international politics, positive political theory, public choice, and economics. We first review basic theoretical models from political science and economics and then use them to investigate a number of specific areas of interest. We examine the effects of special interests on government regulation of economic activity, the determinants of the size of government, economic growth and sustainable development, the politics of international trade and investment, and monetary and fiscal policy. We seek to make students familiar not only with the theoretical and methodological approaches used in this area of study, but also with important research issues in comparative and international political economy.
Lecture notessee http://www.cis.ethz.ch/education/macis/courses
Prerequisites / NoticeCore course in the MACIS program. Restricted to students of MACIS. 8 ECTS credit points upon successful completion. The overall grade will be based on a review essay, a presentation in class, and an end-of-semester written test.
857-0052-00LComparative and International Political Economy Restricted registration - show details
Number of participants limited to 15.
Registration required at: Link. MACIS students are given priority.
8 credits2SV. Koubi, L. Beiser-McGrath
AbstractThis research seminar complements the MACIS core seminar in Political Economy. It covers topics such as international trade, environmental policy, international finance and foreign direct investment, and welfare state policy. Students will, based on reading assignments and discussions in class, develop a research question, present a research design, and write a paper.
ObjectiveStudents will acquire an advanced understanding of some of the key issues and arguments in comparative and international political economy.
They will also prepare the ground for a high-quality MA thesis in political economy.
ContentBecause the number of students will be very small, the Political Economy core course runs in parallel, and research interests will be heterogeneous, the general approach will be informal and decentralized. Before the seminar starts we will identify what research topics - within the broader field of Comparative and International Political Economy - the participating students are most interested in. In the first two weeks of the semester, we will meet twice for two hours each as a group to discuss how to write a good research seminar paper, and to identify more closely what each student will be working on. Each student will then receive a reading list, so that she/he can get familiar with the state-of-the-art in her/his area of interests and develop a research design in close consultation with Profs. Bernauer and Koubi as well as postdocs from Prof. Bernauer's group. The group as a whole meets again ca. in week 7 of the semester to discuss the provisional research designs. Research then continues in a decentralized fashion - again in consultation with Profs. Bernauer and Koubi as well as postdocs from Prof. Bernauer's group. The group as a whole meets again in the second to last week of the semester. Each student reports on progress in her/his research during that meeting. The research seminar paper must be finalized and submitted by the end of July 2015.
Prerequisites / NoticeThis seminar is restricted to students enrolled in the MACIS program.