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WiSe 25/26: Master's programmes

Master Public Economics (ab WiSe 22/23)

0353c_MA120

  • Microeconomic Analysis

    0258eA1.1

    learning objectives:
     Students possess in-depth methodological and content-related knowledge of the fundamentals of microeconomics. They know complex and new approaches and are familiar with their application. They have an intuitive understanding of microeconomic relationships and can recognize and make limitations and extensions of the approaches presented.

    course content:
     Complex approaches to microeconomics, such as decision theory of the household and the firm, general equilibrium analysis, main theorems of welfare theory, partial equilibrium analysis, incomplete competition, game theory.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / every other semester

    close
    • 10140001 Lecture
      Microeconomic Analysis (V) (Anja Prummer)
      Schedule: Di 10:00-12:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-14)
      Location: HFB/C Hörsaal (Garystr. 35-37)
    • 10140002 Practice seminar
      Microeconomic Analysis (Ü) (Gabriel Ziegler)
      Schedule: Di 14:00-16:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-14)
      Location: Hs 104a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)

  • Econometric Analysis

    0258eA1.3

    learning objectives:
     Students will know and master basic econometric methods required for the empirical analysis of economic data. They are able to critically evaluate and appropriately apply these methods. They are able to conduct empirical studies independently, as far as they are based on econometric methods, and to evaluate the results.

    course content:
     Modern econometric methods, such as simple and multiple regression, nonlinear methods, diagnostic tests, dynamic models.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / every other semester

    close
    • 10140201 Lecture
      Econometric Analysis (V) (Dieter Nautz)
      Schedule: Fr 10:00-12:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-17)
      Location: Hs 104a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 10140202 Practice seminar
      Econometric Analysis (Ü) (Lea Wolf)
      Schedule: Di 12:00-14:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-14)
      Location: HFB/D Hörsaal (Garystr. 35-37)

  • Methods in Economic Theory

    0258eB1.1

    learning objectives:
     Students are familiar with modern methods of economic theory at the current state of international research. On the basis of current literature, they are able to select theoretical models and methods and apply them to answer self-selected questions independently. In doing so, they are able to critically reflect on the assumptions and limitations of their theoretical analysis. They can reflect the state of scientific discussion and their own results in writing and present them orally.

    course content:
     The course includes Theoretical Microeconomics, e.g. environmental economics, health economics, contract and information theory, game theory, competition economics, industrial economics, behavioral economics, labor economics, Theoretical Macroeconomics, e.g. fiscal policy, business cycle theory, growth theory, monetary theory, and Theoretical Finance, e.g. tax theory, allocation theory.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     360 hours (12 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / every other semester

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    • 10144108 Advanced Lecture Course
      Methods in Economic Theory (V) (Peter Mohr)
      Schedule: Mo 08:00-10:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-13)
      Location: Hs 102 Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 10144126 Methods Tutorial
      Methods in Economic Theory (Ü) (Lennart Jarmolinski)
      Schedule: Fr 14:00-16:00, Fr 16:00-18:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-17)
      Location: Hs 108 Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 10144111 Seminar
      Methods in Economic Theory (S) (Peter Mohr)
      Schedule: Di 08:00-10:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-14)
      Location: Hs 102 Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)

  • Topics in Applied Empirical Economics

    0258eB1.14

    learning objectives:
     Students will be familiar with selected application areas of empirical economics. They understand relevant methods, models and identification strategies of current international research. They are able to independently empirically address selected issues using different approaches and reflect on and discuss underlying assumptions. In doing so, they can include institutional, legal and social framework conditions as well as gender- and diversity-specific aspects of the research area in their analysis.

    course content:
     Application areas of modern econometric analysis, e.g. labor market policy, tax policy, inequality research, education and family policy, demography and migration research, gender economics, development research, environmental economics, health economics, social policy, fiscal policy, monetary policy, business cycle policy, growth policy.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / once in every two academic years

    close
    • 10145306 Seminar-style instruction
      Measuring Inequality (Carsten Schröder)
      Schedule: Di 10:00-12:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-14)
      Location: Hs 106 Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 10145311 Seminar-style instruction
      Measuring Inequality (Carsten Schröder)
      Schedule: Di 12:00-14:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-14)
      Location: Hs 106 Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)

  • Topics in Economic Policy Analysis

    0258eB1.15

    learning objectives:
     Students possess methodological knowledge of selected topics in the field of economic policy analysis. They are able to work independently on selected issues using different approaches, understand corresponding economic policy developments and policy proposals, and are able to analyze and critically evaluate them.

    course content:
     Modern theoretical and empirical methods (e.g. difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, randomized controlled trials) of economic policy analysis e.g. in financial and economic policy, family economics, education economics, competition economics, development economics, innovation economics, labor economics, social policy, tax policy, environmental economics, health economics, fiscal policy, monetary policy, business cycle policy, growth policy.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / once in every two academic years

    close
    • 10146911 Seminar-style instruction
      Theories of War and Peace (Giacomo Corneo)
      Schedule: Mi 16:00-18:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-15)
      Location: Hs 108a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 10146906 Seminar-style instruction
      Theories of War and Peace (Giacomo Corneo)
      Schedule: Mi 18:00-19:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-15)
      Location: Hs 108a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)

  • Topics in Applied Economic Policy Analysis

    0258eB1.16

    learning objectives:
     The students know selected fields of application of economic policy analysis. They understand the selection of common empirical and theoretical methods in the scientific examination of concrete economic policy issues. They are enabled to reflect critically on this selection and to consider institutional, legal and social framework conditions as well as gender- and diversity-specific aspects of the research area. They are able to analyze and evaluate economic policy proposals and to develop and communicate alternative proposals.

    course content:
     Application areas and selected issues of economic policy analysis, e.g. financial and economic policy, family policy, education policy, competition policy, development policy, innovation policy, labor market policy, social policy, tax policy, environmental policy, health policy, fiscal policy, monetary policy, business cycle policy, growth policy, policy of European integration.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / once in every two academic years

    close

  • Topics in Statistical Methods

    0258eB1.17

    learning objectives:
     Students possess methodological knowledge of selected topics in current statistical research. They are able to work independently on selected issues using different approaches, understand corresponding statistical methods and models and are able to mathematically record, analyze and apply them to economic issues.

    course content:
     Modern methods of statistics, e.g., survey statistics, statistical inference, machine learning, multivariate statistics, non- and semi-parametric modeling, Bayesian statistics.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / once in every two academic years

    close

  • Applied Economic Theory

    0258eB1.2

    learning objectives:
     Students will be familiar with areas of application of theoretical economic research. They will be able to identify relevant economic problems and to work on them independently or in groups with the help of theoretical models. They are able to critically reflect on their own approach and to present their own results in writing and orally. In doing so, you will be able to include institutional, legal and social framework conditions as well as gender- and diversity-specific aspects of economic theory formation in the analysis and evaluate concrete policy proposals on the basis of theoretical arguments and submit alternative proposals.

    course content:
     Application areas of theoretical microeconomics, macroeconomics, and finance, e.g., environmental economics, health economics, mechanism design, competition economics, industrial economics, behavioral economics, fiscal policy, business cycle policy, growth policy, monetary policy.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     360 hours (12 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / every other semester

    close
    • 10144208 Advanced Lecture Course
      Information Economics (Andreas Asseyer)
      Schedule: Mi 10:00-12:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-15)
      Location: Hs 102 Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 10146808 Advanced Lecture Course
      Applied Economic Theory (V) (Carsten Dreher)
      Schedule: Mo 14:00-18:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-13)
      Location: Hörsaal/Thielallee 67 (Thielallee 67)
    • 10144226 Methods Tutorial
      Information Economics (Andreas Asseyer)
      Schedule: Mi 12:00-14:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-15)
      Location: Hs 102 Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 10146826 Methods Tutorial
      Applied Economic Theory (Ü) (Fabio Voss)
      Schedule: Fr 12:00-16:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-17)
      Location: 013 Seminarraum UG (Thielallee 73)
    • 10144211 Seminar
      Information Economics (Gabriel Ziegler)
      Schedule: Do 10:00-12:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-16)
      Location: Hs 104a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 10146811 Seminar
      Applied Economic Theory (S) (Dagmara Weckowska)
      Schedule: Mo 14:00-18:00 (Class starts on: 2025-12-08)
      Location: Hörsaal/Thielallee 67 (Thielallee 67)

  • Advanced Empirical Economics

    0258eB1.21

    learning objectives:
     Students will be familiar with advanced econometric methods and models. They will be able to select and apply them to answer economic questions. Students will understand complex identification strategies of empirical research and be able to explain them in writing or orally to a professional audience. They will be enabled to reflect critically on underlying assumptions in order to judge the quality of an empirical analysis at hand.

    course content:
     Advanced methods, models and research questions of modern econometric analysis and their fields of application, especially empirical microeconomics, empirical macroeconomics and empirical finance.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

    close

  • Advanced Economic Policy Analysis

    0258eB1.22

    learning objectives:
     Students will be familiar with advanced methods and application areas of modern economic policy analysis at the current state of international research. They are enabled to select basic and advanced empirical and theoretical knowledge for answering concrete economic policy questions and to apply it independently or in groups. They will be able to communicate the results of their analysis to an expert audience, as well as to people outside the field. In doing so, they are able to reflect on the assumptions and limitations of their own analysis. Students are thus able to evaluate current economic policy proposals, compare them with each other and independently develop alternative proposals.

    course content:
     Advanced research questions in economic policy analysis, especially on topics in applied macroeconomics, applied microeconomics, and applied fiscal and economic policy.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

    close

  • Advanced Quantitative Economics

    0258eB1.23

    learning objectives:
     Students will be familiar with advanced statistical and numerical methods and models at the cutting edge of international research. They will be able to accurately capture and analyze these methods and models mathematically. In doing so, they will understand the underlying assumptions and be able to reflect critically on them. They will be able to apply these methods and models to complex data structures.

    course content:
     Advanced methods and research issues in statistics and econometrics, e.g., advanced survey statistics, high-dimensional statistical methods, structural microeconometrics, stochastic optimization, Monte Carlo-based methods, Big Data.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

    close
    • 10146011 Seminar-style instruction
      Replications with Survey Data (Jan Marcus)
      Schedule: Termine siehe LV-Details (Class starts on: 2025-10-16)
      Location: HFB/K II Konferenzraum (Garystr. 35-37)
    • 10146006 Seminar-style instruction
      Replications with Survey Data (Lukas Fink)
      Schedule: -
      Location: keine Angabe

  • Advanced Statistical Methods

    0258eB1.24

    learning objectives:
     Students will be familiar with modern advanced methods of statistical data analysis. They are enabled to independently develop new statistical methods in order to apply them in data analysis. In doing so, they will be able to critically reflect on the underlying assumptions of the methods and consider the limitations of the methods in their own context of application.

    course content:
     Advanced methods of statistics, e.g. Bayesian estimation methods, variance estimation methods, multiple imputation, small area estimation.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

    close
    • 10146106 Seminar-style instruction
      Causal Machine Learning (S1) (Jan Marcus)
      Schedule: Mo 14:00-16:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-13)
      Location: Hs 104a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 10146111 Seminar-style instruction
      Causal Machine Learning (S2) (Nicolas Frink)
      Schedule: Mo 16:00-18:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-13)
      Location: Hs 104a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)

  • Area Studies in Economic Theory

    0258eB1.3

    learning objectives:
     The students know selected theoretical methods and models of economics as well as their fields of application. They will be able to select and apply methods and models in a context-specific manner in order to independently answer current questions in these fields of application. They will become familiar with interdisciplinary approaches to theoretical problems and will be able to incorporate these into their own analysis. In particular, they know about regionally specific institutional, historical and social aspects of the application areas.

    course content:
     Normative and positive models, methods and application areas of modern theoretical economics, e.g. economic history, development economics, as well as their application in thematic specializations such as economic system comparison in connection with economic regional studies (area studies) with a focus on Latin America, Eastern Europe or North America.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     360 hours (12 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / every other semester

    close
    • 33050a Elective Lecture
      Development theories and concepts (Sergio Costa, Manuel Santos Silva)
      Schedule: Termine siehe LV-Details (Class starts on: 2025-10-13)
      Location: 201 (Seminarraum), Rüdesheimer Str. 54-56, 14197 Berlin
    • 33053b Advanced seminar
      Migration and Development: Latin America in a Global Context (Christian Ambrosius, N.N.)
      Schedule: Termine siehe LV-Details (Class starts on: 2025-10-15)
      Location: 201 (Seminarraum), Rüdesheimer Str. 54-56, 14197 Berlin

  • Applied Empirical Economics

    0258eB1.5

    learning objectives:
     Students will be familiar with application areas of empirical economic research. They are enabled to identify relevant economic problems and to work on them independently or in groups with the help of econometric models and statistical methods. You will be able to critically reflect on your own empirical approach and to write down and orally present your results. They are able to include institutional, legal and social framework conditions in the analysis, evaluate concrete policy proposals on the basis of empirical evidence and derive alternative proposals. In particular, they are aware of gender- and diversity-specific aspects of the research field.

    course content:
     Application areas of modern econometric analysis, e.g. labor market policy, tax policy, inequality research, education and family policy, demography and migration research, gender economics, development research, environmental economics, health economics, social policy, fiscal policy, monetary policy, business cycle policy, growth policy.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     360 hours (12 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / every other semester

    close
    • 10144508 Advanced Lecture Course
      Empirical Public Economics (Peter Haan)
      Schedule: Do 14:00-16:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-16)
      Location: Hs 108 Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 10144526 Methods Tutorial
      Empirical Public Economics (Peter Haan, Piotr Larysz)
      Schedule: Do 16:00-18:00, Fr 08:00-10:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-16)
      Location: Hs 108a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 10144511 Seminar
      Empirical Public Economics (Natalia Danzer, Denise Barth)
      Schedule: Fr 10:00-12:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-17)
      Location: Hs 108a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)

  • Area Studies in Empirical Economics

    0258eB1.6

    learning objectives:
     The students know selected empirical methods and models of economics as well as their fields of application. They will be able to select and apply methods and models in order to independently answer current questions in these fields of application. They will become familiar with interdisciplinary approaches to economic problems and will be able to incorporate these into their own analysis. In particular, they will know about regionally specific institutional, historical and social aspects of the application areas.

    course content:
     Quantitative and qualitative methods and application areas of modern empirical analysis, e.g. economic history, development economics in combination with economic regional studies (area studies) with a focus on Latin America, Eastern Europe and North America.

    language of instruction:
     English

    workload
     360 hours (12 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / every other semester

    close
    • 32710 Advanced seminar
      International Trade, Migration and Health (Luca Stella)
      Schedule: Mo 14:00-16:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-13)
      Location: 319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)
    • 32711 Seminar
      International Trade, Migration and Health - Case Studies (Luca Stella)
      Schedule: Mo 16:00-18:00 (Class starts on: 2025-10-13)
      Location: 319 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)
    • 33091a Elective Lecture
      Finance and Development (Christian Ambrosius, Barbara Fritz)
      Schedule: Termine siehe LV-Details (Class starts on: 2025-10-17)
      Location: 201 (Seminarraum), Rüdesheimer Str. 54-56, 14197 Berlin
    • 33092a Wahlveranstaltung
      Finance and Development (Christian Ambrosius, Barbara Fritz)
      Schedule: Termine siehe LV-Details (Class starts on: 2025-10-17)
      Location: 201 (Seminarraum), Rüdesheimer Str. 54-56, 14197 Berlin

  • Modules w/o courses in this semester

    12 Modules
    • Economic Area Studies 0258eB1.10
    • Topics in Economic Theory 0258eB1.11
    • Topics in Applied Economic Theory 0258eB1.12
    • Topics in Empirical Economics 0258eB1.13
    • Advanced Economic Theory 0258eB1.20
    • Methods in Empirical Economics 0258eB1.4
    • Methods in Economic Policy Analysis 0258eB1.7
    • Applied Economic Policy Analysis 0258eB1.8
    • Area Studies in Economic Policy Analysis 0258eB1.9
    • Law for Students of Public Economy 0353cB1.18
    • Practical Methods (for Students of Public Economics) 0353cB1.19
    • Knowledge Transfer 0353cB1.20
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