Course details

Below you will find brief information on the courses generally offered at the Department of International Economic Policy. For further information, please refer to the  module handbook on the Examination Office website.

Bachelor courses

Economic and financial policy (2 SWS)

Students should acquire basic skills in economic and financial policy. They should acquire specialist knowledge and methodological skills in the presentation and analysis of problems of economic and financial policy as well as transfer competence by applying the methods to specific issues of economic and financial policy.

International Finance (2 SWS)

This course analyzes topics of open macroeconomics, in particular the balance of payments, exchange rate theories, exchange rate regimes, currency areas as well as monetary and fiscal policy in the open economy. This course is taught in English.

International Trade: Theory and Policy (2 SWS)

Based on various trade theories, the effects of international trade on national economies are analyzed. The welfare effects of trade tariffs, factor endowments on trade and growth are examined. A special focus is placed on the topic of strategic trade policy. The current implementation of different policy measures is also covered. This course is taught in English.

Project Seminar Empirical Economic Research (4 SWS)

In the project seminar, students are responsible for preparing an empirical paper. This includes independent data research and/or data preparation, literature processing and empirical testing of a falsifiable economic hypothesis. The topics can come from different areas of Business Administration and Economics.

Mandatory prerequisites for participation: The module WIWI-01014 "Introduction to Econometrics" must be passed.

Events in the Master's program

International Economic Policy: Advanced Topics (2 SWS)

This course is designed to help students gain a basic understanding of the facts, theories, goals and controversies of European integration. The lecture (in English) provides an overview of the historical development of the European Union, its institutions and rules, with a focus on economic policy and its evaluation in the light of economic theory.
The lecture is thematically divided into three blocks:
1) History of the EU, laws, institutions, budget and decision-making;
2) Microeconomics of economic integration and EU micro-policy;
3) Macroeconomics of monetary integration and EU monetary and fiscal policy.
This course can only be credited if students have not yet taken a course from the module WIWI-M-16001-EC: International Economic Policy M I.

Empirical Economic Policy (2-4 SWS)

The course alternates between econometric methods (in particular time series analysis) and the economic policy issues to be examined, such as the effects of money and fiscal policy, the sustainability of debt ratios and the long-term effects of education policy. An important part of the course is an exercise in the CIP pool, which focuses on independent work with data, statistical application programs (EViews) and the application of the methods and concepts discussed in the lecture. The statistics lecture is the basis for successful participation in the course. Advanced knowledge of econometrics is not required. This course is taught in English.

Advanced Project Seminar in Economics (4 SWS)

Students should acquire advanced skills in the design and implementation of an applied study. In the project seminar, students are responsible for writing an applied paper. The topics can come from different areas of Business Administration and Economics.

A binding prerequisite for participation is that the module "Advanced Methods in Business Administration and Economics" has been passed or comparable knowledge has been acquired through other courses. The decision as to which courses are suitable for this is made by the department offering the seminar.