Module: Consumer Policy (5206-510)

Persons:

• Prof.Dr. Michael Ahlheim (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Agricultural Sciences - Agricultural Economics (Master, since 01.10.2014)
  2. Semester, elective
• Economics (WS 16/17) (Master, since 01.10.2016)
  2. Semester, elective
• International Business and Economics (WS 16/17) (Master, since 01.10.2016)
  2. Semester, elective
• Management (WS 16/17) (Master, since 01.10.2016)
  2. Semester, elective
• Economics (WS 17/18) (Master, since 01.10.2016)
  2. Semester, elective
• International Business and Economics (WS 17/18) (Master, since 01.10.2016)
  2. Semester, elective
• Management (WS 17/18) (Master, since 01.10.2016)
  2. Semester, elective
• Bioeconomy (Master, since 01.10.2014)
  2. Semester, elective
• Bioeconomy (starting WS 16/17) (Master, since 01.04.2017)
  2. Semester, elective

Relation to other Modules:

None

Prerequisites for Attendance:

The basic courses on the Masters level (i.e. ‘Theoretical Foundations in Economics’ and ‘Methods in Economics’) should have been passed successfully.

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every summer semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Final examination:

Written examination

Length of the examination:

120 minutes

Workload:

180 hours 60 hours course attendance 120 hours for self-study, preparation and review of teaching content and for exam preparation.

Professional competences:

Students possess an in-depth understanding of key concepts in welfare and informational economics that have a direct connection to the principle of consumer sovereignty. Moreover, students learn to apply these concepts to real world issus. Their know-how includes the ability to identify problems of consumer policy, to analyse these problems with appropriate techniques and to give adequate policy recommendations. Students broaden their knowledge of models in welfare economics and gain an in-depth understanding of concepts in informational economics and game theory . They are in a good position to apply formal-mathematical models from welfare- and informational economics in further contexts and to give sound analysis of problems in consumer policy.

Comments:

Further information can be found on the homepage of the chair (https://umweltoekonomie.uni-hohenheim.de/).

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