Teaching at the Institute of Economic Policy

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The Institute of Economic Policy offers lectures and seminars on basic areas of Economics

(major and minor),

on Economic Policy in the elective area (Bachelor, 3 years),

on the specialised subjects labour economics, public finance and economic theory (Bachelor, 4 years)

as well as in the Master-majors Economic Policy and Theory, Health Economics and Development and Environment for teaching.

The Institute of Economic Policy offers lectures and seminars on basic areas of Economics

(major and minor),

on Economic Policy in the elective area (Bachelor, 3 years),

on the specialised subjects labour economics, public finance and economic theory (Bachelor, 4 years)

as well as in the Master-majors Economic Policy and Theory, Health Economics and Development and Environment for teaching.

Courses in the current semester

  • Summer term 2025

    Bachelor Wirtschaftswissenschaft

    Kompetenzbereich Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung

    • Wiederholungstutorium zu Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung (270073)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Fr. 09:15 - 10:45 | I-401Meier
      Inhalt:

      Wiederholung der Vorlesungsinhalte der Veranstaltung Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung zur Vorbereitung auf die Wiederholungsklausur. Die Wiederholung erfolgt anhand von Übungsaufgaben.

      Bemerkungen:

      Das Tutorium findet in der 19., 21. und 23. KW statt.

    Kompetenzbereich Volkswirtschaftslehre

    • Colloquium Data Processing and Analysis (272074)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Di. 11:00 - 12:30 | I-233Püttmann, Wolf
      Bemerkungen:

      The webpage of the Institute of Economic Policy provides detailed information on the colloquium, including information on the mandatory registration process.

      Das Kolloquium kann nicht belegt werden, wenn bereits Leistungspunkte über 272073 "Seminar in Economic Policy: Data Processing and Analysis" erworben wurden.

    Kompetenzbereiche Betriebs- und Volkswirtschaftslehre

    • Seminar Praxis der wissenschaftlichen Unternehmensberatung (273007)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Blockveranstaltung (Gruppe 1)Thomsen
      Blockveranstaltung (Gruppe 2)Rupieper
      Blockveranstaltung (Gruppe 3)Gulden
      Inhalt:

      Das Seminar dient der kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit gegenwärtigen Herausforderungen im (Handels-)Unternehmen. Details werden im Seminarsteckbrief bekanntgegeben.

      Bemerkungen:

      Das Seminar findet als Blockveranstaltung statt. Einzelheiten zu den Themen und Anmeldemodalitäten werden auf der Institutshomepage bekanntgegeben.

      Die Auftaktveranstaltung erfolgt in der vorlesungsfreien Zeit.

      Prüfer: Prof. Dr. Thomsen

    Master Wirtschaftswissenschaft

    Kompetenzbereich (Area) Economic Policy and Theory

    • Foundations of Economic Policy (372001)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Do. 12:45 - 14:15 | I-401Thomsen
      Inhalt:

      Vorläufige Gliederung

      • Abschnitt 1: Aktuelles Wahlthema
      • Abschnitt 2: Vorbemerkungen und Einleitung
      • Abschnitt 3: Rahmenbedingungen der Wirtschaftspolitik
      • Abschnitt 4: Wohlfahrtstheoretische Grundlagen
      • Abschnitt 5: Marktversagen und Gefangenendilemma
      • Abschnitt 6: Die Bedeutung des Marktes und Markteingriffe
      • Abschnitt 7: Was soll wissenschaftliche Politikberatung leisten?
      Literatur:

      Grundlagenliteratur:

      • Weimann, J.: Wirtschaftspolitik, Allokation und kollektive Entscheidung, 5. Auflage, Springer Verlag, 2009 (auch 4. Auflage möglich, verfügbar bei Springer-Online)

      Weitere Literatur zu den Kapiteln wird in der Vorlesung bekanntgegeben.

    • Exercise: Foundations of Economic Policy (372016)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Fr. 14:30 - 16:00 | I-301Bruns, Meier
    • Bachelor- und Masterkolloquium in Angewandte Wirtschaftspolitik (372020)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Blockveranstaltung (Gruppe 1)Thomsen
      Blockveranstaltung (Gruppe 2)Gulden
      Blockveranstaltung (Gruppe 3)Bruns
      Blockveranstaltung (Gruppe 4)Meier
      Blockveranstaltung (Gruppe 5)Püttmann
      Blockveranstaltung (Gruppe 6)Wolf
      Blockveranstaltung (Gruppe 7)Rupieper
      Inhalt:

      Die Betreuung erfolgt themenbezogen auf individueller Basis.

    • Doktorandenseminar Wirtschaftspolitik (372026)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Mi. 09:15 - 10:45 | I-063Meier, Thomsen
      Inhalt:

      Within the doctoral seminar on economic policy, current and prospective doctoral students present their own research project (preferably) on a topic in economic policy (e.g. unemployment, education, migration, climate change, etc.) and discuss it with the other seminar participants. The focus is on quantitative-empirical work.

      Information for prospective doctoral students (master students): Prospective doctoral students work on an independent research question using scientific methods and present the results. Close supervision of the research progress by the supervisors is an essential part of the seminar. The seminar is an excellent preparation for a later research and academic career (doctoral studies). Prospective doctoral students are expected to have good to very good knowledge of empirical research and quantitative, econometric methods. Data access can be provided by the Institute of Economic Policy (e.g. data from statistical offices, Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) etc.). Prospective doctoral students write a term paper of about 10-15 pages plus appendices, explanations, codes. They have compulsory attendance at meetings and present their work.

      Bemerkungen:

      The seminar takes place weekly during the semester. Depending on the number of registered students, the rhythm of the seminar may be irregular.

      Further information about the seminar for PhD students

      Further information about the seminar for master students

    • Labor: Reborn Articles (372033)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      | Sonstiger RaumStocker
      Inhalt:

      The course will first introduce students to the Open Research Knowledge Graph and reborn articles (see suggested literature below for more information), and explain the role of the approach in the production and publication of machine-readable scientific knowledge as well as the machine-assisted reuse of scientific knowledge. Subsequently, participants will apply the technique to articles authored by research staff at selected university institutes or, if applicable, also to articles the students have co-authored themselves. Finally, the course will showcase how machine-assisted use of scientific knowledge can support advanced knowledge presentation (visualization) and knowledge synthesis in research.

      Literatur:

      https://orkg.org with the example reborn article https://doi.org/10.48366/R664252 for the original article https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-139-2024.

      Bemerkungen:

      This is an interdisciplinary course open to interested students from all institutes and faculties. Ideally, the research conducted at the respective institute is supported by data analysis implemented in Python or R and the findings published in related articles are (primarily) quantitative (statistical) data. The course is limited to maximally 15-16 students.

      Tuesday 14 -18 h / Room: 235 / Building: 3703

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    3. Bereich: Wissenschaftliche Kompetenzen

    • Doktorandenseminar Wirtschaftspolitik (574003)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Mi. 09:15 - 10:45 | I-063Meier, Thomsen
      Inhalt:

      Within the doctoral seminar on economic policy, current and prospective doctoral students present their own research project (preferably) on a topic in economic policy (e.g. unemployment, education, migration, climate change, etc.) and discuss it with the other seminar participants. The focus is on quantitative-empirical work.

      Information for prospective doctoral students (master students): Prospective doctoral students work on an independent research question using scientific methods and present the results. Close supervision of the research progress by the supervisors is an essential part of the seminar. The seminar is an excellent preparation for a later research and academic career (doctoral studies). Prospective doctoral students are expected to have good to very good knowledge of empirical research and quantitative, econometric methods. Data access can be provided by the Institute of Economic Policy (e.g. data from statistical offices, Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) etc.). Prospective doctoral students write a term paper of about 10-15 pages plus appendices, explanations, codes. They have compulsory attendance at meetings and present their work.

      Bemerkungen:

      The seminar takes place weekly during the semester. Depending on the number of registered students, the rhythm of the seminar may be irregular.

      Further information about the seminar for PhD students

      Further information about the seminar for master students

    Wahlbereich

    HISSEMA

    • The German Economy and the European Union (77101)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      BlockveranstaltungBerkholz, Bruns, Gruszka
      Inhalt:

      The course "German Economy and the European Union" consists of two parts:

      • Germany and the European Union
      • The German Welfare State

      Part 1 Germany and the European Union:

      • Analytical preliminaries: tools of economic thinking;
      • German Economy: historical and institutional background;
      • German Economy: economic facts and performance;
      • EU: integration by “widening” and “deepening”;
      • EU: economic and political identity;
      • EU: institutions and joint decision-making;
      • EU: the budget and the fiscal rules;
      • European Monetary Union: making and crises;
      • European Monetary Union: insights and solutions;
      • Evaluation and Outlook.

      Part 2 The German Welfare State:
      Historical Origins

      • Welfare State in the German Social Markt Economy
      • Education System
      • System of Social Security
        - Unemployment Insurance
        - Health Insurance
        - Pension Scheme
        - Long-term Care Insurance
      • The Welfare State as Threat for the Social Market Economy
      Literatur:

      Part 1: instead of literature the students will be provided with exercise sheets and hand-outs to be studied.

      Part 2: Will be provided

      Bemerkungen:

      This course is part of the HISSEMA. More information can be obtained from HISSEMA/GUEST Coordinator, Ms. Nino Iden (Room I-101).

      Admission is restricted to HISSEMA-Program students.

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