Module: Consumer Policy (5206-290)

Persons:

• Prof.Dr. Michael Ahlheim (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Agribusiness (Master, since 01.10.2014)
  3. Semester, semi-elective
• Agribusiness (Master, since 01.04.2019)
  1. Semester, semi-elective
• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 28.07.2010)
  5. Semester, compulsory
• Business Administration and Economics Vocational and Business Education (Bachelor, since 28.07.2010)
  5. Semester, compulsory
• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 01.10.2015)
  5. Semester, compulsory
• Education for Business and Economics (Bachelor, since 01.10.2015)
  5. Semester, compulsory
• Education for Business and Economics (Bachelor, since 01.10.2015)
  5. Semester, compulsory
• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 01.10.2017)
  5. Semester, semi-elective

Relation to other Modules:

AVWL 1

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Basic studies should be (largely) completed

Sprache:

German

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every winter semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Final examination:

written exam

Length of the examination:

120 minutes

Workload:

180 hours: 42 hours class attendance 138 hours independent study / preparation and follow-up, preparation for the exam

Professional competences:

The students have in-depth knowledge of consumer policy instruments which can be used in case of a violation of the principle of consumer sovereignty in the market process. They know and understand the forms of market imperfections and the resulting multi-faceted reasons for market failure to the disadvantage of the consumers. They are able to name several consumer policy instruments and to comparatively analyse and evaluate them. Lecture and exercise sessions are application-oriented courses, which, especially in the theoretical part, build on the microeconomic-mathematical knowledge of the students and further extend it.

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