Master, 5 ECTS

Course Type: Seminar

Period: Offered in Summer (1) and Winter Term (2)

Registration: Occurs in the prior semester.

Enrollment Procedure:  Students who would like to participate during the Summer Term 2021 should express their interest by submitting the Application Form SS2021 via email to sebastian.ach@fau.de by February 18, 2021. Please note that the maximum number of participants is 10 students.

Lead Contacts: Prof. Dr. Wrede und Prof. Dr. Büttner

Content: Current Topics in Public Economics

Language: English

Downloads: 

Course Description SS 2021

Application Form SS2021

Guidelines for Searching Literature

Instructions for Writing a Seminar Thesis

During the seminar, participants will discuss a broad range of topics. A first set of topics address questions related to public and spatial economics (Prof. Wrede). A second set relates to public economics (Prof. Büttner). The list of topics in the Course Description SS 2021 provides more details, including references and brief comments on the research questions covered in the respective literature.

The seminar has two consecutive parts:

•  In the first part, students write a thesis (15 pages) under the guidance of their advisor. In an introductory session, students learn about the principles of scientific work and the scope of analysis that is expected. The thesis elaborates on the literature (see the list of topics for the main article(s) to be covered). Students are expected to search for additional literature and then work independently on their topic. Advisors provide close guidance during this process. The deadline to hand in the thesis is June 20, 2021.
• The second part consists of a two-day online live seminar (July 8-9, 2021) of students’ presentations. Before preparing their presentations, supervisors will provide students with detailed feedback on their thesis. During the seminar students present their thesis. Each presenter has 25 minutes for her/his presentation, followed by 25 minutes of discussion. A more detailed schedule of the July 8-9, 2021 online presentations will be provided to registered participants during the semester.

For more organisational details, thesis topics, and grading, please refer to the Course Description SS 2021.

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