Doctoral Seminar Economic Policy (372026)

Seminar Profile

General Details
Seminar title	Doctoral Seminar Economic Policy
Course code(s)	372026
Academic session	WiSe 2024/25
Course availability	SuSe and WiSe
Course content	Key topic areas depend on semester
Target group / area	MSc WiWi PO 2017: Area Economic Policy and Theory
Number of participants	6
Course language	German or English
Location	intern Seminar
Industry partner	No
Timetable	Weekly session, dates as required
Completion of term paper	during lecture period
Requirements and Academic Support
Objectives	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 occupation in research and science (PhD studies).
Prerequisites	Good to very good knowledge of empirical economic research and quantitative methods.
Introductory course to academic research	Recommended: https://www.sk.uni-hannover.de/schreiben.html
Formal guidelines	-
General Literature	-
Basic literature to introduce each topic	To be announced; data access can be provided by the Institute of Economic Policy (e.g. data from statistical offices, Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) etc.).
Methodology	Preferred quantitative-empirical analysis
Specialised software	None (Office, Stata, R)
Recommended word processing software	no special recommendation
Length of term paper	Approx. 10-15 pages plus appendices, explanations, codes
Meeting(s) to discuss outline	min. 2
Performance requirements / evaluation [indicate weighting]	obligated attendance during meetings and presentation of the paper, oral participation / seminar paper (75%), presentation and discussion (25%)
examiner	Prof. Dr. Stephan Thomsen
contact persons	Dennis H. Meier
Group Assignments and Topics
Group assignment	Possible
Group size	1-2
Group formation	according to the proposal of the students
Topics	Independent research-based working on economic policy issues related to the framework topic, but own topic ideas and suggestions are also very welcome.
Assignment of topics	Preference-based
Initial registration	see below
Process Schedule
Initial registration / application	With grade transcript by e-mail to the contact persons mentioned above. Please also register early in the Stud.IP course (from 01.09.2024).
Initial discussion / topic discussion / kick-off meeting	Date to be announced
Topic assignment	At the initial discussion
Formal (binding) registration	After the initial discussion
Commencement of seminar paper	After topic assignment
Submission of seminar paper	Date to be announced
Submission of presentation	Date to be announced
Presentation	Date to be announced