ECOS3035 Economics of Political Institutions (University of Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall across 1 review collected on USYD Wall.
ECOS3035 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 政治制度经济学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit is an introduction to the emerging field at the intersection between economics and political science. We will study key theoretical ideas and empirical evidence for relationships between politics, economic development, and culture.
ECOS3035 has 1 scored review: overall 3.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "How it’s taught at USYD, as an explicitly heterodox course analyzing heterodox “critiques” of capitalism as a whole. “Political economy” in a “analysing politics from an economic lens” is pretty standard and accepted in most Econ courses, such as Acemoglu’s research on instituti…"
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Q: Is ECOS3035 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 3.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECOS3035, and when is it offered?
A: ECOS3035 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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