Problem sets for the course consist largely of problems from the book, 
Persson, Torsten and Guido Tabellini. Political Economics: Explaining Economic Policy. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780262661317 (referred to as PT). Besides the problems from PT, some problem sets also include corrections or revisions of PT problems or additional problems.
| ASSN # | PROBLEM SETS | PT PROBLEMS | ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Problem set 1 (PDF) | Chapter 2, #1-4 | |
| 2 | Problem set 2 (PDF) |
Chapter 3, #3-4 Chapter 6, #1 Chapter 14, #5 | |
| 3 | Problem set 3 (PDF) | Chapter 5, #4 | Problems 3.A (PDF) and 3.B (PDF) |
| 4 | Problem set 4 (PDF) |
Chapter 4, #2 Chapter 16, #1 | Problem 4.A (PDF) |
| 5 | Problem set 5 (PDF) |
Chapter 2, #5 Chapter 5, #3 Chapter 7, #2-4 |