Sie sind hier: Startseite Lehre

Lehre

Sommersemester 2024

The Political Economics of Information and Media - Vorlesung & Tutorial (Master, 2nd year)
Ramón Rey, M.Sc.
Sprache: Englisch

The Economics of Corruption - Vorlesung & Tutorial (Master, 2nd year)
Dr. Nikita Zakharov
Sprache: Englisch

 

 

Causal Analysis in Labor Economics using R - Vorlesung (Master 2nd Year)
Prof. Dr. Alexander Spermann
Sprache: Englisch

 

 

The Economics of Religion - Seminar (Master, 2nd year)
Prof. Dr. Günther Schulze, Fabian Haas, M.Sc.
Sprache: Englisch

Content


The economics of religion analyzes the complex relationship between religious beliefs and socio-economic outcomes from an economic perspective using economic methods. Researchers in this field investigate the impact of religion on various facets of society, including the economy, policies, institutions, social capital, and norms, as well as the reciprocal influence of such (and other) factors on religious dynamics.

The aim of this seminar is to examine the empirical literature on the economics of religion in order to address critical issues in this nexus such as: What are the determinants of religiosity? Why do religious beliefs persist until today? Does religiosity lead to reduced growth and development? Does religion have an influential impact on current institutions and laws? Does religion lead to more trust within the religious in-group but also to more xenophobia? 

Requirements


As the literature is mostly empirical, the seminar requires the knowledge of econometrics to the extent taught in intermediate econometrics. 

The seminar is restricted to 12 participants. There are still some places left. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to our secretary Judith Müller at sek.schulze[at]vwl.uni-freiburg.de, attaching your transcript of records. 

Time and Location:


First meeting:

Wednesday, February 7th, 5.00-8.00pm 

  • Faculty building, 02-012

Introduction to scientific working & writing:

Tuesday, April 16th, 4.00-7.00pm

  • - Raum folgt noch -

Progress report meeting:

Tuesday, May 14th, 4.00-8.00pm

  • - Raum folgt noch -

Seminar:

Friday - Sunday, June 14th-16th

The seminar will take place outside Freiburg, there will be costs of approx. 35-50Euro per person for accommodation and food.

 

Examination Modalities:


Credit points:

4 or 6

Area of study:

M.Sc. Economics:

Economics & Politics

M.Sc. VWL:

Empirical Economics

International and Development Economics

M.Ed. Wiwi:

Theorie und Empirie (only 4 ECTS)

Examination:

4 ECTS:   Presentation and Seminar Paper

6 ECTS:   Presentation, Seminar Paper and a brief discussion of the seminar paper of one of your fellow students.

Attendance at all meetings and active participation are required.

 

Die Ökonomik der Familie - Blockseminar (Bachelor, 3rd year)
Prof. Dr. Günther Schulze, Lukas Pohn, M.Sc.
Sprache: Deutsch

Inhalt


Im Sommersemester 2024 bieten wir ein Seminar zur Ökonomik der Familie für Bachelorstudierende der Volkswirtschaftslehre und des polyvalenten Lehramtsstudiums an.

Die Familienökonomik analysiert wichtige Entscheidungen „rund um die Familie“ aus ökonomischer Perspektive, etwa die Partnerwahl, die Entscheidung Kinder zu bekommen, sich wieder zu trennen, oder wie Kinder und Berufstätigkeit miteinander verbunden werden können. Dabei sind sowohl Determinanten wie Folgen dieser Entscheidungen Gegenstand der Untersuchung und natürlich insbesondere die Frage, wie staatliche Maßnahmen diese Entscheidungen beeinflussen. 

Die von der Familienökonomik behandelten Themen umfassen Fragen wie etwa: Warum und wann entscheiden wir uns für die Ehe? Welche Faktoren beeinflussen die Wahl des Partners/der Partnerin? Wie beeinflussen Ehe und Kinder das persönliche Wohlbefinden? Welche Folgen haben eine antizipierte mögliche Scheidung auf Humankapitalbildung der Ehepartner, der Kinder und die Entscheidung zu heiraten? Was sind die Folgen von Teenager-Müttern? Welche Folgen haben die Elternzeiten für die Kinder? Für die Mütter? Welche Folgen haben fehlende Väter für die Kinder? Wie und warum haben sich die Heiratsquoten im Zeitablauf verändert?

 

Voraussetzungen


Da wir verschiedene theoretische und empirische Artikel behandeln werden sind mikroökonomische Kenntnisse und Grundkenntnisse in empirischen Methoden nötig. Das Seminar wird für das dritte Jahr des Bachelor Studiums empfohlen. Unterrichtssprache ist Deutsch. Da die Kernliteratur in englischer Sprache verfasst ist, setzen wir auch gute Englischkenntnisse voraus.  

Das Seminar ist begrenzt auf 12 Studierende. Es gibt nach ein paar freie Plätze. Wenn Sie interesse haben, bewerben Sie sich bitte per Email bei unserer Sekretärin Judith Müller (sek.schulze[at]vwl.uni-freiburg.de). Schicken Sie bitte Ihre aktuelle Leistungsübersicht mit.  

 

Zeit und Ort


Vorbesprechung:

08. Februar (Do.), 14.00-16.30 Uhr 

  • Peterhof, R1

Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten und Schreiben einer Seminararbeit:

18. April (Do.), 14.00-16.00 Uhr

  • - Raum folgt noch -

Fortschrittsbericht:

7. Mai (Di.), 16.00-20.00 Uhr

  • - Raum folgt noch -

Seminar:

7.-9. Juni (Fr.-So. ganztätig)

Das Seminar findet voraussichtlich außerhalb von Freiburg statt; es werden Kosten von ca. 35-50Euro pro Person für Übernachtung und Verpflegung anfallen.

 

Prüfungsmodalitäten:


Kreditpunkte:

Studienfach:

B.Sc. VWL

Bereich: Volkswirtschaftspolitik

Prüfung:

Seminararbeit und Präsentation

Aktive Teilnahme und Anwesenheit an allen Terminen ist verpflichtend.

Wintersemester 2023/24

The Economics of Terror (Lecture, Master)
Prof. Dr. Günther G. Schulze (Tutorials TBA)
Sprache: Englisch

Reale Außenwirtschaft (Vorlesung, Bachelor)
Prof. Dr. Günther Schulze
Language: German

Introduction to Empirical Economics Using Stata - Master (2nd year)
Dr. Nikita Zakharov
Sprache: Englisch

Content


Today, quantitative analysis is the primary tool of economists. The course will introduce you to the statistical software – Stata – widely used in empirical research. Participants will master data collection, building datasets, data diagnostics, regression analysis, and production of tabulated and graphical output. The course's ultimate goal is to provide the students with the knowledge and programming skills sufficient to undertake empirical research on their own (e.g., for writing their master thesis). 

The lecture part will introduce primary commands with practical examples. The tutorial part will focus on the coding exercises employing datasets from the existing empirical papers on the political economy and development economics. Both parts of the course require diligent attendance and will be followed by the exam. 

 

 Requirements


The course is restricted to 16 participants. The main requirement is a good knowledge of econometrics. If you are interested in participating, please send an e-mail to nikita.zakharov@vwl.uni-freiburg.de. Please attach your transcript or records so that we can see which econometrics courses you have taken so far. The deadline for application is Friday, October 13, a later enrolment is possible as long as places are available.

You do not need a STATA-license to participate as you will have access to STATA through the university.

 

Time and Location:


Lecture:

Monday, 02.00 – 03.30 p.m., PC-Pool 3

Tutorial:

Monday, 04.00 – 05.30 p.m., PC-Pool 3

 

Note: on October 23rd and 30th and January 22nd and 29th, the course takes place in PC-Pool 1

 

Examination Modalities:


Credit points:

6

Area of study:

M.Sc. Economics:

Economics & Politics

M.Sc. VWL:

 

International and Development Economics
Empirical Economics

Examination:

Take-home exam, hand-in deadline: TBA

The Economics of Crime and Punishment - Seminar (Master, 2nd year)
Prof. Dr. Günther Schulze, Ramón Rey, M.Sc.
Sprache: Englisch

Content


Explore the criminal underworld through the lens of economic science in our upcoming seminar. Unlike traditional approaches, we economists view crime as utility-maximizing decisions driven by incentives, which in turn allows us to provide valuable insights into how public policies can influence criminal activities. By drawing on empirical methods, we will reshape our understanding of criminal behavior and discuss better policy interventions to deal with gang bosses, kingpins, godfathers and the like.

The seminar will cover a wide, often controversial, range of topics: How do socio-economic characteristics like poverty, unemployment, or education drive criminal engagement? Is the death penalty an effective deterrence? What is the difference between white-collar and drug-related crimes? Do prostitution and abortion legalizations reduce crime?

 

 Requirements


As the literature is mostly empirical, the seminar requires the knowledge of econometrics to the extent taught in intermediate econometrics. 

The seminar is restricted to 14 participants. If you are interested in participating, please send an e-mail at your earliest convenience to Ramón Rey at ramon.rey[at]vwl.uni-freiburg.de by October 15th, attaching your transcript of records. Topics will be allocated during the first meeting.  

 

Time and Location:


First meeting:

Thursday, October 19th, 14.15-17.45

  • Breisacher Tor R-101

Progress report meeting:

Thursday, November 16th, 16.15-19.45

  • R02-012

Seminar:

Friday - Sunday, January 19th-21st

  • Friday: HS 1023
  • Saturday-Sunday: R00 016

 

Examination Modalities:


Credit points:

4 or 6

Area of study:

M.Sc. Economics:

Economics & Politics

M.Sc. VWL:

Empirical Economics

International and Development Economics

M.Ed. Wiwi:

Theorie und Empirie (only 4 ECTS)

Examination:

4 ECTS:   Presentation and Seminar Paper

6 ECTS:   Presentation, Seminar Paper and a brief discussion of the seminar paper of one of your fellow students.

Attendance at all meetings and active participation are required.

 

Causal Analysis in Labor Economics using R  - Lecture (Master, 2nd year)
Prof. Dr. Alexander Spermann
Sprache: Englisch

The course will be taught online (live sessions, Zoom)

Content


The course covers empirical labor economics and modern econometrics. Students should sign in at posit.cloud to get access to RStudio. I use Mentimeter as a Classroom Response System.

Topics covered are:

  • ­Modern approach to Econometrics
  • Fundamental evaluation problem
  • ­Potential outcome approach
  • Methods: RCT, RDD, BAE, DiD, Matching, IV
  • Simulation-based Inference (SBI): Bootstrapping (Resampling), Shuffling
  • Introduction to Causal Machine Learning (LASSO, Random Forest)
  • Labor Market and Education (Mincer equation)

 

 Lecture


ZOOM Live Sessions

Zoom-Link via mail to signed-in participants (Ilias)

 

Time and Location:


Lecture:

Fridays, 2 pm (Live Session)

             27 October 2023, 2-5:15 pm

             10 November 2023, 2-5:15 pm

             17 November 2023, 2-5:15 pm

             1 December 2023, 2-5:15 pm

             15 December 2023, 2-5:15 pm

             12 January 2023, 2-5:15 pm

             19 January 2023, 2-5:15 pm

             02 February 2023, 2-5:15 pm

 

 

Examination Modalities:


 

Credit points:

4 ECTS

Area of study:

M.Sc. Economics:

E&P: Elective Courses

Finance: Elective Courses

ISNE: Elective Courses

M.Sc. VWL:

Empirical Economics

Labor, Human Resource Management &Organization

 

M.Sc. BWL:

Wahlpflichtbereich II:     VWL

                                      Quantitative Methoden

Examination:

Exam: Friday, 23.02 14.00-16.00 HS1010

Final exam: 60 minutes. The exam will take place in class, not online!

Students who wrote the exam in “Modern Econometrics Using R”, "Labor Economics Using R" or "Labor Economics and Causal Machine Learning Using R" cannot write the exam in this course.