Best Place/Departments (Econ/Poly Sci/Public Policy) to Study Political Economy?

[dloverstreet]

I am interested in pursuing a PhD in Political Economy, Institutional Analysis, and Political Economy of Development. Originally, I was convinced that Economics schools were the best route to study these fields coming from a Bachelor's degree in Econ, but the more research I've done, the more schools outside of Econ departments I've found that specialize in Political Economy.

 

Several Economics schools like George Mason, Florida State, Clemson, and West Virginia were suggested to me for my research interests, and they certainly do have scholars interested in those fields at each of those schools. But I've come to find that several Public Policy (UChicago) schools and many Political Science (MIT, Duke, Columbia, etc.) schools offer Political Economy as concentrations. If this is what I want to study, which route would offer me the best opportunities after graduation, going into an Econ, Public Policy, or Political Science PhD?

 

Any suggestions would be helpful, thank you!

[Zixin]

Harris Public policy school at U Chicago. They are super strong at political economy.

[mlc27]

This ranking should give you a good indication from the perspective of faculty: Economics Field Rankings: Positive Political Economics | IDEAS/RePEc