Spring 2013 ... - Peter Boettke

Constitutional Economics Econ 828/Spring 2013 Monday 4:30-7:10 Enterprise Rm. 318 Required Reading  F. A. Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty, 1960  Scott Gordon, Controlling the State, 1999  The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, Vol. 1-20 (paperback) Grading  Class discussion 50% of final grade  Original research paper in Constitutional Economics 50% of final grade Semester Schedule DATE 1/28/13

TOPIC Introduction

2/4/13 2/11/13

Value of Freedom Freedom and the Rule of Law Freedom in the Welfare State James Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy The Calculus of Consent Spring Break Public Finance and Public Choice Democracy in Deficit The Limits of Liberty Freedom in Constitutional Contract APEE Ancient Efforts Early Modern Efforts Modern Constitutionalism Research Papers Due

2/18/13 2/25/13 3/4/13 3/11/13 3/18/13 3/25/13 4/1/13 4/8/13 4/15/13 4/22/13 4/29/13 5/6/13 5/13/13

READING Acemoglu, “Constitutions, Politics, and Economics,” JEL 2005

Hayek 1-8 Hayek 9-16 Hayek 17-24 Buchanan CW, 1 Buchanan CW, 3 Buchanan CW, 2; 4-5 Buchanan CW, 8 Buchanan CW, 7 Buchanan CW, 10-11 Gordon 1-3 Gordon 4-6 Gordon 7-9