Economics 790P - Political Economy/Corporations

The ?Political Economy of Corporations? course will answer several key questions: how economic innovation occurs (i.e., what are the social conditions for innovation) and how production processes change over time; to whom do the benefits of innovation go; and how decision-making is structured, in terms of how power is exercised and what the policies and jurisprudence are that govern corporate action. The course will analyze different theoretical answers to these questions, from the neoliberal theory of shareholder primacy, stakeholder corporations, and the theory of the innovative enterprise. The course will consider these questions from a historical and empirical perspective, enabling students to participate in current research and policy debates regarding the role of corporations in the economy today.

Open to Graduate students only.