Below is the schedule for the semester. You can find the materials for each course meeting under the “Content” links for that week. You should complete the required readings before each meeting.
Here’s a guide to the schedule:
- Materials (): This page contains the readings and slides for the meeting
- Workshop (): A link to the workshop for that week
- Assignment (): This page contains the instructions for each assignment
The readings refer to following texts:
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Title
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Reading
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Materials
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Workshop
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Assignment
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Week 1
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January 15
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Introduction to the course (JS)
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Week 2
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January 20
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MLK Jr. Day (no classes)
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January 22
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Correlation vs. Causation (CT)
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DSS Ch 2
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Week 3
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January 27
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Causality (CT)
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DSS Ch 5
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January 29
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Rstudio and Quarto Workshop (JS)
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Week 4
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February 3
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Democracy and Autocracy (CT)
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Przeworski 2024, Grossman et. al., 2021
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February 5
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Democracy and Development (CT)
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Acemoglu et. al., 2008
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Week 5
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February 10
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Final Project Overview (JS)
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No readings
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February 12
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Linear Regression and Uncertainty (CT)
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DSS Ch 3 and 4
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Week 6
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February 17
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Representation and Accountability (CT)
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Manin, Przeworski, and Stokes, 1999; Ferraz and Finan, 2011
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February 19
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Representation and Accountability Reconsidered (CT)
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Dunning et. al. 2019
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Week 7
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February 24
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Github Workshop (JS)
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No readings
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February 26
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Crime and Punishment (CT)
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Bateson, 2012; Slough and Fariss, 2021
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Week 8
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March 3
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Crime and Punishment 2 (CT)
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Baron et al., 2024; Gustavo A. Flores-Macías and Jessica Zarkin, 2024
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March 5
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Gender (CT)
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Siwan Anderson. 2018
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Week 9
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March 10
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Spring Break
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March 12
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Spring Break
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Week 10
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March 17
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Poverty and Inequality (CT)
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Elizabeth Suhay, Marko Klasnja, and Gonzalo Rivera. 2021.
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March 19
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Migration 1 (JS)
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3ie; Sviatschi (2022); Gazeaud (2020)
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Week 11
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March 24
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Text as Data workshop (CT)
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No readings
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March 26
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Final Project Essentials (JS)
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No readings
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Week 12
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March 31
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Foreign Aid and NGOs 1 (JS)
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Briggs (2016); Briggs (2021)
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April 2
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Foreign Aid and NGOs 2 (JS)
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Cruz (2017); Bold et al. (2018)
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Week 13
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April 7
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Climate and Development (JS)
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O’Brien-Udry (2023)
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April 9
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Climate and Development 2 (JS)
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Namrata (2023); Alberto et al. (2022)
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Week 14
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April 14
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Final Project Preparation (JS)
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No readings
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April 16
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Github Pages (JS)
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No readings
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Week 15
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April 21
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State Capacity (JS)
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Fukuyama (2013); Ekeh (1975); Di Maro et al. (2021)
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April 23
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TBD (JS)
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No readings
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Week 16
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April 30
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Conclusion (JS)
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Assorted short pieces
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Week 17
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May 10
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Final Project Due
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