Module: Economics for Earth System Science (1201-510)

This module not offered anymore!

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Volker Wulfmeyer (verantwortlich)
• Prof. Dr. Sibylle Lehmann-Hasemeyer (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Earth System Science (Master, since 01.10.2013)
  1. Semester, compulsory
• Earth and Climate System Science (Master, since 01.10.2017)
  3. Semester, elective

Relation to other Modules:

Economic History and History of Economic Thought 1

Prerequisites for Attendance:

-

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

4 credits

Frequency:

every winter semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Module examination:

Written examination

Length of the examination:

60 minutes

Workload:

28 attendance + 92 independent study = 120 h workload

Professional competences:

The students reach an adequate knowledge of the international economic relations in the last two centuries. They overview the political and technical principles of growing commerce, increasing capital flows and migration. They know which political and economic implications were given by the progressive integration of markets and they learn to understand and criticize econometric studies. The students of Earth System Science shall recognize that social systems are of similar complexity as natural systems.

The module gives an overview of the international economic relations in the last two centuries. Amongst others, the following questions are con-sidered: what were the political and technical principles of developing commerce, increasing capital flows and rising migration? Which political and economic implications had the progressive integration of markets? What was the reason for the deglobalization between 1914 and 1945? Is there a relation between globalization and global convergence and/or between globalization and growth?

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