Instructor

Anja Prummer, anja.prummer@fu-berlin.de
Office hours: by appointment

Aim of the Course 

The course is designed to equip students with independent research skills in economic theory. Lectures will cover essential topics such as presentation skills, scientific report writing, and effective literature search techniques. Additionally, students will engage in discussions of research papers, enhancing their ability to access and critically analyze academic work. You will be assigned a paper and you are required to present it and then write an article about the paper, connecting it to the larger literature.

Application

For your application, please send

• an overview of your grades,
• information about which microtheory courses you have already attended,
• your semester and other information that we should take into account

by email to ls-mikrooekonomie@wiwiss.fu-berlin.

Web

All relevant information for this course will be available on Blackboard. Please make sure that you are able to receive emails through Blackboard.

Target Audience

This course is intended for students with a solid background in Microeconomic Theory.

Due Dates 

You must hand in your presentation by Monday, 9th December, 9 am. By Monday, 7th January, 9 am you must submit the outline of your report as well as a writing sample (approx 3 pages). I will hold individual feedback sessions on your outline and writing sample the following week. Your final paper is due Monday, February 10th.

Grading 

The presentation and your participation in discussion counts for 50% of your overall grade, the article report for 50%.

Attendance 

You are required to attend all presentations.

Communication

Please make sure to provide your current email address on blackboard. It is your responsibility to ensure that my emails do not land in your spam folder.