Prof. Dr. Silke Übelmesser

Written contribution (ca. 50%), Presentation and participation in the academic discussion (ca. 50%).

The regulations concerning the students' assessments and the exact weights given to each part will be communicated well in advance. Students must pass each part of the seminar - the overall grade results from the weighted sum of the grades for the individual parts.

Due to the changing of the main topics of the seminar, already passed parts must be repeated if the seminar is retaken.

English

One of MW23.1, MW23.2, MW23.3 or MW23.5

684 M.Sc. Economics: Wahlpflichtmodul

Seminar (2 h per week)

Students will work on selected theoretical or empirical topics from the fields of public finance / public economics and write a seminar paper.

Students have developed an understanding of special topics in economics. They know how to write an academic paper based on the relevant academic literature. They also know how to present the main results of their seminar papers, act as a discussant for another seminar paper and participate in the discussion of the other presented papers.

The learning objective of critical discussion skills requires the seminar participants' presence and active participation in the discussion. Admission to the examination, therefore, requires regular attendance (in case of illness or overlap with other compulsory courses, students have to notify immediately the person responsible for the organisation of the seminar and supply appropriate evidence). If students miss without proof or too frequently, admission to the examination can be refused. Further details are regulated by the examination regulations or the examination board.