BA-Seminar - Determinants and effects of (economic) policy decisions
| Module: | Module 11 |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Dr. Andreas Lichter |
| Scope / Credits: | 4 SWS / 5 Credits Seminar + 2 Credits Scientific Work |
| Course type: | Seminar |
| Exam: | Term paper and presentation |
| Language: | German |
| Application: | Onlineapplication 26.01. - 31.01.2026, 12 am |
| Date and place: | Monday, 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm |
| Beginning: | 13.04.2026 |
| Interim presentation: | no |
| Deadline for term paper: | tba |
Online Application
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Contents overview
How do societies decide on political measures? What values and external incentives do politicians follow? What are the political and economic consequences of inefficient governance and individual economic policy decisions? These questions will be analysed and discussed by the students in this seminar. Students will engage with empirical research in detail, summarising it in the form of a seminar paper based on given guidelines. They will then present and critically evaluate this paper to their fellow students.
Learning goals
After participating in the seminar, students will be able to:
- understand and analyze a current topic
- to independently develop a research topic based on a literature search
- to conceive, plan and carry out a scientific work
- to present and defend interim results
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