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| Semester | fall semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Every semester |
| Lecturers |
Yvan Lengwiler (yvan.lengwiler@unibas.ch)
Georg Nöldeke (georg.noeldeke@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The Seminar in Economics is designed to give students basic insights into current research in economics. The seminar is offered jointly by faculty from different fields in economics to allow participants to study one topic in one of these fields in depth while learning from the other presentations what problems or issues are being discussed in current research in other fields. Students are allowed to choose which field they would like to write their paper in by selecting a supervisor. In the fall term 2024 the supervisors are Yvan Lengwiler (Banking, Finance, Growth) and Georg Nöldeke (Microeconomics Theory, Matching and Market Design). Sarah Lein (Macroeconomics) will be available as a supervisor in the spring term 2025. Schedule: 18.9.2024: In an initial session during the first week of the spring semester, we will hold an information session explaining our expectations for the papers and the presentations. Topics will be selected through bilateral discussion with the respective supervisors. Please contact your supervisor to discuss this in more detail. 09.10.2024: In a second session, the students present their preliminary outline and approach and receive feedback (this is a pure feedback session and will not be graded). 04.12.2024: Students present their seminar papers, which are to be handed in by 25.11.2024. |
| Learning objectives | This seminar is designed to enable students to read and understand current research, as well as summarize it in their own words, and to present and explain their assigned paper to other students. |
| Bibliography | Will be discussed bilaterally with supervisors. |
| Admission requirements | Completed Bachelor in Business and Economics. Students with a major in Economics are admitted without any prerequisites. All other students should have passed at least one of the following courses: - 65937 Advanced Microeconomics (Nöldeke), - 65938 Finance (Lengwiler/Zimmermann/Hens) - 65943 Advanced Macroeconomics (Lein) Priority will be given to students according to how many of these courses they have taken. Prof. Lein does not supervise any seminar papers in fall semester. |
| Course application | The application for this seminar is done centrally and online from May 13 to June 10, 2024 with the Studiendekanat. The link to the online application form and more information can be found here:https://wwz.unibas.ch/en/studies/master/masters-seminar/ The registration is binding. In case of non-participation after registration it will be noted as "nicht erschienen" in the transcript. For a break up after receiving a topic, there will be a "1.0" recorded. In addition, the priority of the wishes for future seminar applications is lost. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 18.09.2024 | 16.15-17.45 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S16 HG.39 |
| Wednesday 09.10.2024 | 14.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S16 HG.39 |
| Wednesday 04.12.2024 | 08.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S16 HG.39 |
| Modules |
Core Module: Core Areas in Monetary Economics (Master's Studies: International and Monetary Economics) Module: Preparation Master's Thesis in Economics and Public Policy (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy) Module: Research Design in Economics (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | seminar credit |
| Assessment details | Final grade: Seminar paper (50%) and presentation + contributions to general discussions (50%) |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration/deregistration: faculty |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |