88-310 Doomscroll: Understanding the Platforms That Understand Us

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course is an introduction to basic tools of modern political economy such as game theory and hypothesis testing and their applications to study international politics. This course will familiarize students with these theoretical approaches and will demonstrate how we can use them to address contemporary policy questions. We will analyze, for example, how various factors such as the interaction between the state and market, interest groups, and domestic institutions affect trade policies. We will also analyze the roles of international organizations such as the World Trade Organization and the International Court of Justice in the state of "anarchy."

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2027

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