Through its research, teaching, and course development, the Stanford GSB political economy group has consistently led the way in business schools’ awakening to the enormous impact of nonmarket forces on business practice and performance.
Political economy courses blend cutting-edge research with contemporary business cases. Spanning theory and practice as such provides future managers with systematic frameworks for understanding behavior outside the traditional sphere of markets. Important features of the nonmarket environment include strategic aspects of NGOs and activists; business-government relations in lawmaking, rulemaking, and regulation (locally and globally); the legal environment of business; and the interplay of strategy and ethics.
The political economy faculty is composed of world-class economists and political scientists whose research epitomizes the unique benefits of rigorous interdisciplinary social science. The faculty not only strives for excellence in its own research and teaching but also takes pride in its incomparable Stanford GSB PhD Program, which regularly trains the world’s best new political economists.
Recent Publications in Political Economy
Asking About Complex Policies
Financial Market Exposure Increases Generalized Trust
Trading Stocks Builds Financial Confidence and Compresses the Gender Gap
Jobs & Placement
Faculty
Avidit Acharya
David P. Baron
Jonathan Bendor
David W. Brady
Paul Brest
Steven Callander
Brandice Canes-Wrone
Katherine Casey
Andrew B. Hall
Bård Harstad
Saumitra Jha
Daniel P. Kessler
Keith Krehbiel
Neil Malhotra
Gregory J. Martin
Condoleezza Rice
Ken Shotts
Lecturers
Dipanjan Deb
Scotty McLennan
H.R. McMaster
George Osborne
Josh Richman
Shireen Santosham
Recent Insights by Stanford Business
Studying News Junkies Reveals Insights into Online Reading and Info Bubbles

The Gap Between the Supreme Court and Most Americans’ Views Is Growing

The Federal Government Pays Farmers. That Doesn’t Mean Farmers Are Fans.
