Module: Empirical Analysis of Public Policy (5204-280)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Nadja Dwenger (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 01.10.2017)
  5. Semester, elective
• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 01.10.2017)
  5. Semester, elective

Relation to other Modules:

Public Finance: Taxation, Econometrics, Statistics

Prerequisites for Attendance:

basic knowledge of Microeconomics and Quantitative Methods from the basic study will be required.

Sprache:

German

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every winter semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Compulsory assignment:

seminar paper (ca. 7 pages, 30%) and written exam (70%)

Length of the examination:

60 minutes

Workload:

180 hours: 45 hours class attendance 135 hours preparation and follow-up, preparation for the exam and exam

Professional competences:

Students are well acquainted with the empirical analysis of topics within public economics. They have knowledge of the underlying theoretical models and the empirical methods utilized in recent research to test the hypotheses. They are able to interpret empirical research and critically assess its validity. The tutorial discusses recent empirical advances in the identification of causal effects and students are required to apply these methods in a written assignment.

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