Graduate Economics

Qualification objectives:

Students will become familiar with selected fields of research in economic policy analysis. They will learn to apply modern empirical and theoretical methods to independently answer current questions in these fields of research. They will learn about interdisciplinary approaches to economic problems and will be able to incorporate these into their own analysis. In particular, they will be aware of region-specific  institutional and social aspects as well as gender and diversity-specific aspects of the research area.

Contents:

Methods and areas of application of economic policy analysis, e.g., trade or financial policy, migration or  health economics, inequality and distribution, including a gender and diversity perspective in connection  with economic regional studies (area studies) with a focus on Latin America, Eastern Europe, or North America.