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Course Schedule
This course schedule is a general overview of what readings and activities you will be expected to complete through the course of the semester. All information is subject to change. If a change is made, I will email you and announce it in class.
NOTES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to PPL 808! Please note that this course schedule is subject to change; if any readings or due dates shift, I will let you know at least one week in advance so that you have time to adjust. If I do not notify you by this period, I will adjust the due date to reflect the shift. Please let me know if you have any questions about the readings or access to them via email (stinso56@msu.edu) or in-class.
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1: What makes a good policy, Syllabus Review, and Introduction to AI
8/28/2025
Syllabus
Course Document
Sign-up for active listening and current events slots
2: Why is this work important?
9/4/2025
Read all of The Fifth Risk
Lewis
3: APSA Conference, No Class
9/11/2025
No Class, Prof. out of town
4: Thinking Like an Economist - Governance and Economics
9/18/2025
Ch. 1 - 4
Popp Berman
Email w/ institution + details due TODAY by class!
5: The Style of Economic Policymaking
9/25/2025
Ch. 5 - 7, quick read Schneider and Ingram article
Popp Berman
Academic Article
6: The Modern Political Era and Economic Style
10/2/2025
Ch. 8 - 10, Michener article
Popp Berman
Academic Article
7: Fragmented Democracy Pt. 1
10/9/2025
Ch. 1 - 4
Michener
Summary memo due tonight at MIDNIGHT on D2L!
8: Fragmented Democracy Pt. 2
10/16/2025
Ch. 5 - 8
Michener
9: Technological Change and Policy Pt. 1
10/23/2025
Ch. 1, 3, 6, 7
Acemoglu & Johnson
10: Technological Change and Policy Pt. 2
10/30/2025
Ch. 8-11, skim Kolacz et al article
Acemoglu & Johnson
Academic Article
Draft due tonight at MIDNIGHT on D2L!
11: Paper Meetings
11/6/2025
Acemoglu & Johnson
Work on paper edits from feedback
12: Administrative Burden Pt. 1
11/13/2025
Intro, Ch. 1 - 2, 6
Herd & Moynihan
13: Administrative Burden Pt. 2
11/20/2025
Ch. 8 - 10
Herd & Moynihan
14: Thanksgiving Break
11/27/2025
15: Wrap-up & Paper Lab
12/4/2025
bring paper draft to class for peer review
Finals Week
12/11/2025
Final Paper due 12/11 by MIDNIGHT on D2L!
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