StudOn Password (SS 2026): the password for the course will be provided at the FIRST LECTURE on April 14, 2026, 08:00-09:30 a.m. at LG H3 (Lange Gasse 20). Students should register for the StudOn course to receive emails from the instructors and to access course content and materials. Please contact Elisa Poletto if you have questions.
Bachelor, 5 ECTS
Type of Course: Lecture and Exercise
Course offered: annually in Summer Semester
Module number: 87014
Contact person: Prof. Dr. Matthias Wrede and Elisa Poletto, M.A.
Course Content: Stylized facts about Social Issues and Social Policy; Efficiency and Social Justice from a National and an International Perspective; Comparative Social Policy: Welfare Systems and Policies in Selected Fields; Social Policy and International Flows: Migration, Trade, Capital Flows; Social Policy and European Integration.
Lecture: Tuesdays, 08:00-09:30, Lecture Hall LG H3 (Lange Gasse 20), starting on April 14 in Summer 2026.
Exercise: Thursdays, 15:00-16:30 (LG H4) and Thursdays, 16:45-18:15 (LG H2) in Summer 2026. Further details about the exact schedule for the exercises will be provided at the first lecture and via StudOn during the semester.
Attendance during the semester is expected at both the lectures and the exercises.
StudOn Password: the password for the course will be provided at the first lecture. Students should register for the course via StudOn to directly receive emails from us and to access important course content and materials. Please contact Elisa Poletto should you have questions.
Written Exam (Summer 2026): Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (60 minutes), Lecture Hall H4 (Lange Gasse 20)
Syllabus (Summer 2026): SPIW Syllabus SS 2026
Language: English
Recommended prerequisites: Microeconomics; Introduction to Econometrics.
Integration in curriculum: Fourth Semester (summer term) Bachelor of International Business Studies (IBS) and Bachelor of International Economic Studies (IES). The course is compulsory for students of the IBS and IES bachelor degree programs.
Permitted aids during the exam: a silent, non-programmable calculator
Further information on the course can be found in the current Module Handbook. The course documents and materials will be made available at StudOn.