Learning Objectives: In this seminar, students engage with current economic issues. They delve into a selected topic that they work on independently. The aim of the seminar is to deepen the knowledge imparted in lectures on economic issues. Students learn to deal with current economic questions, understand them, analyze them, and derive implications.

Content: The specific content will be announced by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester. Exemplary topics include:

• Unconventional monetary measures
• Covid-19 and macroeconomic impacts
• The interaction of monetary and fiscal policy
• Macroeconomic implications of climate change
• Digital currencies – design, perspectives, and implications

Methods:

• Models and methods of analysis (e.g., research and analysis models)
• Quantitative-empirical methods (e.g., comparative – statistical, mathematical methods, data analyses)
• Qualitative-interpretative methods (e.g., surveys, standardized surveys)

Teaching and Learning Methods:

• Seminar, scientific work, presentations

Literature:

• Literature will be announced in the first session of the semester