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Theoretical Economics
(dt. Theoretical Economics)

Level, degree of commitment Basic module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Lectures, tutorials,
180 hours (Variant A: Contact hours: 56 hours Study time: 56 hours Time to prepare for examination: 68 hours Variant B: Contact hours: 56 hours Study time: 45 hours Time for formative coursework: 34 hours Time to prepare for examination: 45 hours)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 6 CP
Course requirement(s): Variant B: 6-8 worksheets or presentation (10-30 min.) or term paper (8-10 pages) or test (30-60 min.)
Examination type: Variant A: Written examination or term paper or presentation Variant B: Written examination or term paper or presentation
Language,
Grading		 English,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program M.Sc. Economics and Institutions.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
Winter semester
Person in charge of the module's outline Stefanie Brilon

Contents

The module introduces and deepens models of individual decision making. Students work with models from general-equilibrium as well as game theory and connect them to microeconometric models of decision processes.


Qualification Goals

Students will reclassify models of rational decision-making and their limitations that they already know from their bachelor's degree courses and learn how to apply them independently to economic problems. They should learn how to prepare the questions derived from theoretical approaches for empirical analysis and make them accessible to this analysis.


Prerequisites

None.


Applicability

Module imported from M.Sc. Economics and Institutions.

When studying M.Sc. Business Mathematics, this module can be attended in the study area Modules in Business Administration and Economics.

Die Wahlmöglichkeit des Moduls ist dadurch beschränkt, dass es dem Schwerpunkt Economics zugeordnet ist.


Recommended Reading

(not specified)



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