Political Economy and Government
Faculty of the Committee on Higher Degrees in Political Economy and Government
Torben Iversen, Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy (Chair) (on leave 2008-09)
Kenneth A. Shepsle, George D. Markham Professor of Government (Acting Chair)
Christopher N. Avery, Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy and Management (Kennedy School) (on leave spring term)
Daniel P. Carpenter, Allie S. Freed Professor of Government
Suzanne J. Cooper, Senior Lecturer on Public Policy (Kennedy School)
Jeffry Frieden, Stanfield Professor of International Peace
Edward L. Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics
Elhanan Helpman, Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade
Michael J. Hiscox, Professor of Government
William W. Hogan, Raymond Plank Professor of Global Energy Policy (Kennedy School)
Daniel Andres Hojman, Assistant Professor of Public Policy (Kennedy School)
Nolan H. Miller, Associate Professor of Public Policy (Kennedy School)
Sendhil Mullainathan, Professor of Economics
Joseph P. Newhouse, John D. MacArthur Professor of Health Policy and Management (Kennedy School, Public Health) and Professor of Health Care Policy (Kennedy School, Medical School, Public Health)
Dwight H. Perkins, Harold Hitchings Burbank Research Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus
J. Mark Ramseyer, Professor of Japanese Legal Studies (Law School)
Dani Rodrik, Rafiq Hariri Professor of International Political Economy (Kennedy School)
Beth A. Simmons, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs
Robert N. Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government (Kennedy School)
Dennis F. Thompson, Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and in the John F. Kennedy School of Government
Richard J. Zeckhauser, Frank Plumpton Ramsey Professor of Political Economy (Kennedy School)
The Doctoral Program in Political Economy and Government (PEG) is intended for scholars interested in academic or policy making careers requiring advanced knowledge of both Economics and Political Science. It is appropriate for students whose academic interests are not fully served by doctoral studies in Economics or Political Science alone. In Political Economy, candidates have intellectual interests in the impact of politics on economic processes and outcomes, and the reciprocal influence of economic conditions on political life. This interest is often applied to such diverse areas as international political economy, political development, political and economic institutions, institutional transition and reform, environmental resource policies, and social policy.
Candidates for the PEG degree are typically in residence for two years before undertaking the oral general examination. Satisfactory completion of the general examination is a prerequisite for writing a dissertation. Continuation of candidacy is contingent upon suitable progress and achievement during each academic year.
Applicants to this program must present their academic credentials, career plans, and a tentative outline of their proposed program research. All applicants must specify whether they are applying to the Economics track or the Political Science track. For a full description of the track requirements, visit the PEG website at www.ksg.harvard.edu. Recent scores from the aptitude portion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) are required, as are transcripts for all prior study and three letters of recommendation. Application forms and leaflets describing field and other requirements are available at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. For further information on faculty, programs, and courses in the John F. Kennedy School of Government, see the school’s catalog and courses of instruction.
For more information about the doctoral program, visit the program website at www.ksg.harvard.edu/degrees/phd/peg.