dr hab. Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, prof. ucz.

Economic Analysis of Law and Politics

Bachelor thesis seminar, Wednesdays 9:45 room A308, the entire academic year 2023/2024 (regular classes / individual work - in the 2nd semester individual work)

Course instructor: Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska


During this seminar students prepare their bachelor theses regarding new interdisciplinary research fields linking Economics with Political Science or Law. They apply concepts and tools of Economics to problems of politics and law falling within the field of New Political Economy, Public Choice, Law and Economics or related disciplines. Upon completion of the seminar the student understands, by reference to economic theory, and can individually analyze the functioning of selected political mechanisms and legal solutions.

To a limited extent theses may also concern relationships of Economics with other sciences.

Remarks:
1) Students combining Economics studies and other faculties are welcome to participate.
2) Theses may be prepared in English.

Conditions for receiving credit:
1st semester - preparing and presenting the preliminary outline of the bachelor thesis
2nd semester - assessment of progress in preparing the bachelor thesis and its content, presentation of the thesis


Course program

1 Organization of the course
  • BLOCK I: TECHNICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
2 How to write a good thesis? Faculty requirements
JEL classification
  • BLOCK II: SUBSTANTIAL ISSUES
3 Economic analysis of politics
4 Economic analysis of law
  • BLOCK III: PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS