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Event

Basic Principles of Economic Policy [SS202560280]

Type
lecture (V)
Term
SS 2020
SWS
2
Language
Deutsch
Appointments
14

Lecturers

Organisation

  • Wirtschaftspolitik

Part of

Literature

  • Klump, Rainer (2013): Wirtschaftspolitik. Pearson Studium
  • Baldwin, Richard und Charles Wyplosz (2019): The Economics of European Integration, 6. Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, London
  • Foliensatz zur Vorlesung
  • Übungsaufgaben

Appointments

  • 21.04.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 28.04.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 05.05.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 12.05.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 19.05.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 26.05.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 02.06.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 09.06.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 16.06.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 23.06.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 30.06.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 07.07.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 14.07.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
  • 21.07.2020 17:30 - 19:00 - Room: 10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal

Note

The lecture deals with theories of general economic policy and discussion of current economic policy topics:

  • Goals of economic policy,
  • Instruments and institutions of economic policy,
  • Triad of regional, national and European economic policies,
  • special fields of economic policy, in particular growth, employment, provision of public infrastructure and climate policy.

Learning objectives:

Students shall be given the ability to

  • apply basic concepts of micro- and macroeconomic theories to economic policy issues
  • develop arguments on how state intervention in the market can be legitimized from a welfare economic perspective
  • derive theory-based policy recommendations

Recommendations:

Basic micro- and macroeconomic knowledge is required, especially as taught in the courses Economics I [2610012] and Economics II [2600014].

Workload:

Total effort at 4.5 LP is approx. 135 hours and consists of:

  • Presence time: approx. 30 hours
  • Self-study: approx. 105 hours

Assessment:

The examination takes place in the form of a written examination (60min) (according to §4(2), 1 SPO). The examination is offered every semester and can be repeated at any regular examination date.