Modeling Politics

Dr. Courtney Brown

Final Presentation

Find articles in The New York Times that describe situations which you can model using (1) systems modeling and (2) game theory or social choice modeling. Find one article in each category (for a total of two articles). What is going on in each article to make you think that you could model it using a certain approach? Explain as much as you can about how you might frame the analysis in terms of each type of modeling strategy. Justify your choices in some detail. Construct a PowerPoint presentation that you will present to class that will explain your reasoning. Also hand in a typed summary of your two cases. Each example should take about two pages, so your final paper should be 4-6 pages.

Use normal margins of 1 inch all around. Use Times New Roman 12 point font, and double space.