Current Courses Archived

Field Courses (Electives): Winter Term 2020/21

COVID-ROBUST: Core Courses Summer Term 2020

For RGS Core-Courses, RGS students in the entering cohort will in general be contacted by the respective lecturers regarding COVID-robust course modalities. Other students who want to register for an RGS Core-Course can contact the lecturer directly or RGS Econ (rgs(at)rgs-econ.de) for further information. The pre-COVID course planning information for summer term 2020 is given for reference further below. 

• Core Microeconomics II  W. Leininger, L. Metzger, M. Kramm; Start: April 27th.
  Lecture: Mondays (weekly) 10:20-12:00; Tutorial: Wednesdays (weekly) 10:30 - 12:00 using Cisco webex. 

 

• Core Econometrics II     M. Paul and F. Dehos. status: full online capability. Start: April 16th. The lecturer has contacted relevant RGS Students regarding COVID-robust course modalities.

• Core Macroeconomics II  L. Linnemann; status: Mondays (weekly) at 14:00 starting on April 20th. The lecturer has contacted relevant RGS Students regarding COVID-robust course modalities.
  

 

• Literature Seminar,  status: tba. Start: After the end of lectures and exams, summer term 2020

COVID ROBUST: Field Courses (Electives) Summer Term 2020

For RGS electives (Field Courses), COVID-robust infomation will be given here, as the information comes in. If you need robust information earlier, please initiate contact with the lecturer directly, CCing rgs(at)rgs-econ.de. The pre-Covid course information is given for reference further below. 

• Applied Macroeconomics (B. Blagov, RWI)
  towards the end of summer term 2020, dates and modalities: tba
  course description

• Topics in Microeconomic Theory I (E. Kovac, UDE-MSM) 
  Block seminar, dates tba, towards the end of summer term 2020.  Room LB 318 UDE-MSM
  Please register directly via email with eugen(dot)kovac(at)uni-due.de
  
  

  Short description: We will present and discuss some important papers on a selected topic in microeconomic theory. Each participant will present one paper per semester. The exact topic will be determined based on participants research interests. The papers will include some seminal papers in the relevant field as well as recent papers with significant methodological contributions.

• Portfolio Management (UDE, Prof. Dr. Florian Ziel & M.Sc. Michal Narajewski) 

Lecture: Mon, 16.15-17.45; Tutorial: Fr, 12.15-13.45; Starting Date: 20.04.2020; status: full online capability course description

• Advanced Forecasting in Electricity Markets (UDE, Prof. Dr. Florian Ziel)

Lecture: Tue 12:15-13:45; Starting Date: 21.04.2020; status: full online capability course description

• Advances in Public Economics and Political Economy (TU Dortmund, Prof. Galina Zudenkova PhD)

Lectures: weekly every Thursday, 10:00-11:30; Exercise sessions: weekly every Thursday, 12:00-13:30; Starting Date: April, 30th 2020; Status: full online capability course description

• Structural Change and Global Value Chains (RUB, Prof. Dr. Marianne Saam)

Lectures: every week on Tuesday morning from 21.04.20 to 30.06.20, except 02.06.20, maximum 8h30 to 11h45; starting date: 21.04.2020; Status: full online capability via Zoom moodle link

Short description: In the process of economic growth, the structure of an economy changes drastically. Usually, manufacturing first becomes more important than agriculture and eventually both activities are taken over by services. At the same time, the relation between industries, or, in other words, the value chains of production change. This evolution has both a domestic and an international dimension. Is value creation in high-tech products moving more and more to emerging economies? Will manufacturing move back to advanced countries with progress in automation? At which stages of the product value chains do productivity increases occur? These and other policy-relevant questions can be discussed based on recent articles from scientific journals. The lecture introduces to main recent macroeconomic models and empirical approaches to understand the mechanisms governing structural change and value chains. In the tutorial exercises will serve to practice the use of theoretical approaches and to support own literature study.

• Fortgeschrittene Ökonometrie - Statistical Learning (UDE Essen, Dr. Thomas Deckers)

Lectures: Wednesday, July 8, Thursday, July 9 and Friday, July 10, from 10:00 to 18:00. Tutorial: Wednesday, July 15 to Friday, July 17, also from 10:00 to 18:00. moodle link 

For updates on dates and rooms please check the chairs's homepage.

• Causality and Programme Evaluation (UDE-Campus Essen, Prof. Dr. Martin Karlsson)

Starting Date: 20.04.2020; status: full online capability; moodle link; Please register directly via email with 

Short description: Students taking the course will acquire a sound understanding of identification strategies in microeconometrics, gain knowledge of the advantages and limitations of experimental research, get familiar with the most important non-experimental techniques and their underlying assumptions and learn how to critically assess empirical microeconometric work.

• Time Series Analysis (TU Dortmund, C. Jentsch and C. Walsh)

Starting Data: 20.04.2020; 4 + 2 SWS, Status: Online via moodle

Short description: Many data in economics are observed over time and thus represent realizations of a time series process. This course provides the students with a mathematically focused introduction to such time series processes and methods to analyse and estimate models for discrete time series. Topics covered include: stationary stochastic processes; linear stochastic processes (AR,MA,ARMA); spectral representation of stationary processes; prediction of stationary processes; estimation in the time domain; parameter estimation in ARMA(p,q) models, estimation in the frequency domain.

• Econometrics of Treatment Effects ad Policy Evaluation (TU Dortmund, C. Jentsch and T. Hossain) 

Starting Data: 20.04.2020; 2 + 1 SWS, Status: Online via moodle

Short description: This course will cover topics that generally fall under causal inference in Econometrics. We will primarily be concerned with how and when we can make causal claims from empirical data, in particular observational data. This is a difficult task in general and we will see that we require new frameworks and different assumptions. Our aim will be, first to understand these frameworks and assumptions analytically and quantitatively and second, how they play with the Statistical and Econometric Models. At the most basic level, this course will give a thorough understanding of causal reasoning and causal inference in Econometrics. We will cover topics that are related to but not limited to - randomized experiments, matching, weighting, fixed effects, differences-in-differences, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity designs and more.

For Reference (Ex-Ante Plan): Core Courses Summer Term 2020

• Lecture Core Microeconomics II  W. Leininger, L. Metzger; Mondays 10:30-12:00; TU Dortmund M811; Start: April 6th.
• Section Core Microeconomics II   ??? 
• Lecture Core Econometrics II     M. Paul, Thursdays 12:00-14:00; UDE-MSM; LC 134, Dates: 16.4, 23.4, 30.4, 7,5, 14.5, 18.6., 25.6., 9.7., 16.7
• Section Core Econometrics II      F. Dehos, Tuesdays, 16:00 - 18:00, RGS Econ; Dates: 28.04, 05.05, 12.05, 26.05, 09.06., 23.06, 07.07, 14.07, 21.07.
  
• Lecture & Section Core Macroeconomics II  L. Linnemann; Mondays 14:00-18:00, TU Dortmund, Room: M134; Start:  Monday, April 6th.
• Literature Seminar,  tba

 

For Reference (Ex-Ante Plan): Field Courses (Electives) Summer Term 2020

The following list is continuously updated an will be finalized by the end of March.

Note: There is no need to register your planned elective-participation with RGS Econ. Some courses may require registration with the lecturer, however. Please check the course information given below. In any case, please notify the lecturer at the beginning of the course that you are taking the course as a doctoral student and as an RGS Elective. To credit the course with RGS Econ, please ask the lecturer to send an email to helge.braun@rgs-econ.de, verifying your successful completion.

• Stochastic Simulation - Likely to be COVID-cancelled! 

(UDE-Campus Essen, Dr. Till Massing, M.Sc. Martin Arnold)

Lectures: Monday 12-14 pm, room: R11 T08 C01  (Dr. Till Massing)

Exercises: Monday 14-16 pm, room: R11 T08 C01 ( M.Sc. Martin Arnold)

Starting Date: April 6th, registration is not necessary 

Abstract: The course gives insight into Monte Carlo simulation methods which can simplify analytic statistical computations substantially. The course covers the following topics: introduction into Monte Carlo methods, generation of non-uniform pseudo random numbers, variance reduction, rare-event simulation, efficient simulation of random processes, Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods. All topics are accompanied by economic and financial applications. The course is designed as a vivid mixture of theory and practical computer simulations using the software R.

 

• Microeconometrics (RUB, Prof. Dr. Thomas Bauer)

Lecture: Thursdays, 08:00–10:00, GD 03/230

Tutorial: Tuesdays, 08:00-10:00, HZO 70

Starting Date:  First lecture: 09.04.;First Tutorial: 14.04.

Registration: There is no registration required. However, please sent an e-mail to kathrin.schulze@rub.de if you need a certificate for this course or if you are not able to register for the corresponding Moodle course, where all relevant material will be provided. 

Abstract: This module deals with the advanced analysis of econometric methods applicable to micro data. In particular, discrete choice and selection models as well as advanced empirical evaluation methods are covered. Within the lecture, the participants are introduced to the theoretical concepts of the methods. Within the tutorials, these methods are discussed based on examples from the scientific literature.

• Econometric Evaluation of Economic Policies (RUB, Prof. Dr. Thomas Bauer)

Lectures: Wednesdays, 08:00–10:00, GD 03/158

Starting Date: 08.04.

Registration: Students must register in the Moodle course until April 1^st. After this date there will be random assignment if the maximum number of students is exceeded. In addition, please sent an e-mail to kathrin.schulze@rub.de if you need a certificate for this course or if you are not able to register via Moodle.

Abstract: Tight public budgets increase the need to learn more about the effectiveness and efficiency of public policy measures. The empirical evaluation of these policies, however, is connected with difficult methodological problems. This module discusses the newest developments in the literature on the empirical evaluation of economic policy measures. A lecture introduces the basic concepts. Central contributions to the literature will be presented by the students themselves and discussed by the participants in a detailed way.

• Auction Theory (TU Dortmund, JProf. Dr. Lars Metzger)

Lecture: monday, 12-2pm, room M811

Starting Date: April 13th

Syllabus:
Case Study: The `3G' & `5G' Mobile-Phone Auctions, Paul Klemperer (2004) `Auctions: Theory and Practice' Princeton University Press; Theory I: Vijay Krishna (2010) `Auction Theory' 2nd edition Elsevier Academic Press; Experiments: John Kagel and Dan Levin (2002):`Common Value Auctions and the Winner's Curse' Princeton University Press; Theory II: Allpay Auctions, Ron Siegel (2009) All-Pay Contests, Econometrica
Textbooks (available as legal download!):
 Paul Klemperer `Auctions Theory and Practice' (2004)
 Vijay Krishna `Auction Theory' (2010)

• Topics in Microeconomic Theory I (Mercator School of Management, Campus Duisburg, UDE, Prof. Dr. Eugen Kovac)

Lecture: Dates tba, room LB 318,

Please register directly via email with eugen (dot) kovac (at) uni-due.de until March 20.

Short description: We will present and discuss some important papers on a selected topic in microeconomic theory. Each participant will present one paper per semester. The exact topic will be determined based on participants research interests. The papers will include some seminal papers in the relevant field as well as recent papers with significant methodological contributions.

Core Courses: Winter Term 2019/2020

• Preliminary Math Course: T. Massing,
  Oct. 1,2,4,8 and 9th, 10:00-15:00
  RGS Econ
  
  
• Lecture Core Microeconomics I  E. Kovac, 
  Fridays, 09:30-13:30; RGS Econ.
  Start: October 25th (every two weeks until 31.01.2020).
• Section Core Microeconomics I   K. Dev Choudhury and M. Müller,
  Thursdays, 10:00-12:00; RGS Econ. 
  Start: October 31st, 2019
   
• Lecture Core Econometrics I P. Navas-Alban,
  Mondays 10:00-12:00, UDE Campus Essen, Room:R12 R05 A79 (building R12,Universitätsstraße 2, 45141 Essen)
  Start: Oct 14th, 2019
  
• Section Core Econometrics I   S. Hetzenecker,
  Mondays 12:00-14:00, UDE Campus Essen, Room: R12 R05 A79
  Start: Oct 14th, 2019
  
  
• Lecture and Section Core Macroeconomics I P. Jung
  Tuesdays, 9:00 - 12:00 and 14:00-16:00
  RUB, GD 02/218 (RUB campus map)
  Start: October 15th, 2019

 

Field Courses (Electives): Winter Term 2019/20

The following list is continuously updated an will be finalized by the middle of September.

Note: There is no need to register your planned elective-participation with RGS Econ. Some courses may require registration with the lecturer, however. Please check the course information given below. In any case, please notify the lecturer at the beginning of the course that you are taking the course as a doctoral student and as an RGS Elective. To credit the course with RGS Econ, please ask the lecturer to send an email to helge.braun@rgs-econ.de, verifying your successful completion.

• Econometrics of Electricity Markets (Florian Ziel)
  The course consists of a lecture and a tutorial that take place weekly.
  Lecture: Tuesdays 14:15-15:45 in WST-A.01.04 (Prof. Dr. F. Ziel)
  Tutorial: Wednesdays 8:15-9:45 in WST-C.02.11 (M. Narajewski) 
  
  https://www.wiwi.uni-due.de/studium/informationen-zu-den-modulen/econometrics-of-electricity-markets-m788/

 

• Experimental Economics (project seminar, Prof. Jeanette Brosig-Koch)
  Mondays, UDE Campus Essen, Start: October 14th. Syllabus 
  
  The seminar is intended to help the participants develop hands-on experience in designing and conducting economic experiments and analyzing the data. In particular, participants will de-sign and conduct an experiment of their own to address a research question of their choice. The seminar is organized around the four basic steps of an experimental study: theory and hypothesis development, experimental design (including instructions), experiment (including software, recruitment, pilot study), and data analysis and conclusions.

• Economics of Innovation (Prof. J. Robledo) 
  Lecture Tue 16-20h & Tutorial Wed 10-12h & Seminar Block Fri 
  17.01.2020 & Sat 18.01.2020
  Location Lecture: RUB GD 03/158
  Location Tutorial: RUB GD 04/620
  Starting date: 08.10.2019
  Registration information: will be explained in first lecture
  Short description: http://www.wiwi.rub.de/appliedmicro/innovation.pdf

• Seminare Zeitreihenökonometrie (C. Jentsch)
  TU Dortmund
  link
  
  
• Network Analysis (Lena Reichmann)
  TU Dortmund
  course page 
  In recent years there has been an increasing interest in the modelling 
  and statistical analysis of network data. This has been motivated by a
  broad range of applications including social sciences and economics.
  This course will cover an introduction to (stochastic) networks and 
  provides a broad overview of related concepts. Topics covered include
  methods to measure networks, tools to analyze and to extract 
  information from networks, fundamentals of (random) graph theory as 
  well as modelling approaches for stochastic networks. The methods will
  be illustrated using the statistical software R.
  
  
  
• Julia Course (Tanvir Hossain)
  TU Dortmund, March 16-20, 2020, Room and time tba
  1. Intro to Julia (Data types, Basic operations, Types, Functions,
  Methods, Control flow, Tasks, Loops, Arrays, Comprehension and Data
  frames).
  2. Specialities in Julia (More on Types, Metaprogramming, Multiple Dispatch,
  Parallel programming)
  3. Statistical Examples, e.g. bootstrapping
  
  
• Advanced R (Andreas Gerber)
• UDE-Campus Essen
  Mondays, 14:00 - 18:00 in R12 R06 A84
  Course Page
  Syllabus 
  

• Multiple Time Series Analysis (Dr. Yannick Hoga)
  UDE-Campus Essen
  Wednesdays, 12:00 - 16:00 in R12 R06 A52
  Start: October 16th
  Content: Stationary and non stationary VARs, Granger causality, impulse response analysis, decomposition, applications in R

• Bayesian Econometrics (Prof. Christoph Hanck)
  UDE-Campus Essen.
  Oct 1st-Oct. 12th, 10:00 - 16:00 in S05 T02 B16
  Course page: lecture and section

• Topics in Microeconomics II (Prof. Eugen Kovac)
  UDE MSM (Campus Duisburg)
  Seminar Dates: tba
  Please register directly via email with eugen (dot) kovac (at) uni-due.de until September 15th.
  We will present and discuss some important papers on a selected topic in microeconomic theory. Each participant will present one paper per semester. The exact topic will be determined based on participants interests. The papers will be some seminal papers in the relevant field or papers that make significant methodological contributions.
  
  

 

• Spieltheorie II: Ökonomische Verhandlungstheorie (in German, Dr. Michael Kramm)
  TU Dortmund
  Tuesdays., 16.00-18.00, M/SR 12, Start: October 15,2019
  link
  

  „Bargaining“ oder „Verhandlungstheorie“ berührt die Analyse eines (mikro-) ökonomischen Grundproblems: Agenten können durch Kooperation einen „Zugewinn“ (surplus) erwirtschaften - doch werden sie erst zur Kooperation bereit sein, wenn sie sich zuvor auf die Aufteilung des Kooperationsgewinnes geeinigt haben. Sie haben also gleichgerichtete (vorteilhafte Kooperation) und gegenläufige Interessen (Aufteilung des Zugewinns) zugleich.

  Jedem Tausch- oder Produktionsvorgang mit mindestens zwei Faktoren liegt dieses Interessenmuster zugrunde. Die Vorlesung bietet einen Überblick über Behandlung und Lösung dieses klassischen Problems auf der Grundlage sowohl kooperativer als auch nicht-kooperativer Spieltheorie mit konkreten Anwendungen (z.B. auf Lohnverhandlungen oder Machtverteilung bei Koalitionsverhandlungen).

  Ziel dieser Veranstaltung ist es, die Studierenden mit den entsprechenden Methoden und Konzepten axiomatischer Theorie (kooperative Lösungskonzepte und Nash-Verhandlungslösung) sowie strategischer Theorie (Nash-Programm, Rubinstein-Spiel) vertraut zu machen, um so das Verständnis auch aktueller Forschungsbeiträge in diesem Bereich zu ermöglichen.

  Vorlesungsbegleitend werden ein Skript, Foliensätze sowie ausgewählte Originalliteratur im EWS-System zur Verfügung gestellt. Der Stoff wird anhand von Tutorien vertieft, die auch der Klausurvorbereitung dienen.

  Die Vorlesung ist Bestandteil des Wahlpflichtmoduls "Economics: Mikroökonomie IlI" im Master.

Cores Courses: Summer Term 2019

• Lecture Core Microeconomics II  W. Leininger, L. Metzger; Mondays 10:30-12:00; TU Dortmund M811; Start: April 8th.
• Section Core Microeconomics II   M. Kramm  Tuesdays 10:00-12:00, RGS Econ, Start: April 9th. 
• Lecture Core Econometrics II     M. Paul, Thursdays 14:00-15:30; UDE-MSM; LC 134, Start: April 11th - May 16th; June 7th - July 11th.
• Section Core Econometrics II      F. Dehos, Tuesdays, 16:00 - 18:00, RGS Econ; Start: April 30th.
  
• Lecture & Section Core Macroeconomics II  L. Linnemann; Mondays 14:00-18:00, TU Dortmund, Room: M134; Start:  Monday, April 1st.
• Literature Seminar,  tba

 

Field Courses (Electives): Summer Term 2019

 

• Topics in Microeconomic Theory (Kovac)
  UDE MSM
  Seminar: Dates tba
  Please register diretly via email with eugen (dot) kovac (at) ude.de until April 10th. 
  We will present and discuss some important papers in microeconomic
  theory. Each participant will present one paper per semester. The
  papers should be some seminal papers in the relevant field or papers
  that make significant methodological contributions. If you have some
  paper on your "to read" list but did not dare to read it yet, that
  would be a good place.
  
  
• Structural Change and Global Value Chains (Saam/Liu)
  RUB
  Lecture, Tuesday 10:15-11:45, starting 02.04.2019
  Tutorial, Thursday 14:15-15:45 , starting 04.04.2019
  In the process of economic growth, the structure of an economy changes drastically. Usually, manufacturing first becomes more important than agriculture and eventually both activities are taken over by services. At the same time, the relation between industries, or, in other words, the value chains of production change. This evolution has both a domestic and an international dimension. Is value creation in high-tech products moving more and more to emerging economies? Will manufacturing move back to advanced countries with progress in automation? At which stages of the product value chains do productivity increases occur? These and other policy-relevant questions can be discussed based on recent articles from scientific journals. The lecture introduces to main recent macroeconomic models and empirical approaches to understand the mechanisms governing structural change and value chains. In the tutorial exercises will serve to practice the use of theoretical approaches and to support own literature study.
  
  
• Econometric Evaluation of Economic Policies (Prof. Dr. Thomas Bauer)
  Fridays, 13:30–15:30
  RWI-Essen, E-Werk
  First Lecture: 05.04., no Lecture: 12.04., 19.04., 31.05., 07.06. and 14.06.
  Additional information is proved on the homepage.
  Registration: Students must register in the moodle course until March 24th
  After this date there will be random assignment if the maximum number of students is exceeded (which usually does not happen). If this date is too early (due to the short registration period),  please send an email to kathrin.schulze@rub.de no later than April 5th.
   
• Empirical Seminar on Economic Policy (Prof. Dr. Kornelius Kraft)
  Discussion of Structure: April, 11 2019
  Presentation:
  Submission of paper: May 23, 2019 (and May 24, 2019 if applicable)
  June, 21 2019 (12:00 pm)
  
  The empirical seminar is dedicated to the understanding and practical application of empirical methods in the context of economic questions and issues. In particular, students should write an empirical term paper using econometric methods. In order to do so, extensive and representative data sources are made available, however, students also can provide own ideas, topics and data. Furthermore, the participants of the seminar are actively supported during their process of estimation and writing.
  More information
   
  

• Fortgeschrittene Ökonometrie - Statistical Learning (Dr. Thomas Deckers)
  UDE Essen, R12 R06 A48
  Lecture: 13.05, 27.05 und 17.06 10:00-16:00
  Tutorial: 14.05, 21.05, 28.05, 04.06, 18.06, 25.06; 10:00-14:00.
  
  
• Causality and Programme Evaluation (M. Karlsson and N. Bannenberg)
  UDE-ESSEN; Raum A-114 (Altendorferstraße 5-9, Eingang 2);
  Lecture: Mondays, 10:00-12:00
  Tutorial: Wednesdays, 10:00-16:00
  Start date: tba
  The  course  is  intended  to  be  a  Master/Ph.D.  level  course  in  causal  inference and program evaluation methodology.  The focus will lie on using the potential outcomes framework for causal analysis as a general concept, and examine identification and estimation of treatment effects under different assumptions.  The aim  of  the  course  is  to  familiarize  students  with  standard  methods  currently used  in  empirical  economics  to  answer  causal  questions.   Students  willing  to write an applied master thesis at the chair of health economics are encouraged to participate in the course as it will provide them with a solid foundation for further empirical work.
  
  
• Empirical Research in Labor Economics (Seminar) (Prof. Dr. Marie Paul)
  UDE-MSM
  27.06.2019 and 28.06.2019 all day; LC016
  Registration required until April 12th under marie.paul (at) uni-due.de
  In this course you will do your own empirical research project in labor economics. You will read scientific papers related to your question, write down a short research proposal, prepare the data, implement the econometrics analysis, and interpret the results. You will write a short term paper on your project and present it in class. We will support you all along the way. This course provides an excellent chance to get prepared for an empirical master thesis or dissertation.
   
  
• Auction Theory (Prof. Dr. Lars Metzger)
  Monday 12-2pm, Dortmund M811,
  First session April 8th. For more information, see the Syllabus

Cores Courses: Winter Term 2018/19

• Preliminary Math Course M. Kramm, daily 10:00 - 15:00, RGS Econ, October 1st-12th.
• Lecture Core Microeconomics I  E. Amann; Wednesdays 10:00-12:00; RGS Econ; Start: Wednesday, October 17th
• Section Core Microeconomics I   K. Dev Choudhury  Mondays 14:00-15:30, UDE, Campus Essen, S06 S00 A26, Start: Monday, October 22nd 
• Lecture Core Econometrics I     P. Navas-Alban, Wednesdays 13:00-15:00; RGS Econ; Start: Wednesday, October 17th
• Section Core Econometrics I      S. Hetzenecker, Monday, 10:30-12:00, RGS Econ; Start: Monday, October 15th.
  
• Lecture & Section Core Macroeconomics I  P. Jung; Tuesdays 08:30-14:00, TU Dortmund, Mathetower, M134; Start:  Tuesday, October 16th.
• Rotating Lectures,  tba

Field Courses (Electives): Winter Term 2018/19

 

• The Productivity Slowdown Prof. Marianne Saam, RUB
  Syllabus
  please check the moodle offering of Prof. Saam for updates and registration. 
  
  
• Behavioral Economics, Prof. Lilia Zhurakhovska
  Wednesdays 10:00 - 12:00, UDE, Campus Duisburg, LB 335
  Start: 17.10.2018, End: 30.01.2019
  Exam: a few days after the end of the course
  course page
  Syllabus
  
  
• Bayesian Econometrics, Prof. Christoph Hanck
  course page Lecture
  course page TA Session

• Economics of Migration, Prof. Thomas Bauer
  course page

• Seminar "Bounded Rationality and Industrial Organization", Prof. Wolfgang Leininger, Dr. Markus Fels
  The basic seminar text is the book by Ran Spiegler: "Bounded Rationality and Industrial Organization". Anyone interested should contact Dr. Markus Fels ( , Tel. 0231-755 3246) for further details and the seminar requirements

• Complexity economics and agent-based modeling, Prof. Michael Roos
  course page
  RGS students can now subscribe in the moodle-course. Please use the UA-Ruhr link if you are not enrolled at Bochum University.
  Anyone interested should also contact Prof. Michael Roos ( ) or Tom Bauermann ( ) for further details and the course requirements.

• Empirical Seminar on Economic Policy, Prof. Kornelius Kraft
  course page
  Interested RGS students should contact Prof. Kornelius Kraft very soon, since the first meeting will be held at October 22nd!

• Economics of Innovation, Prof. J. Robledo and K. Music
  Time: Lecture Tue 16-20h & Tutorial Wed 10-12h
  Place: RUB GC 02/120
  Starting date: 09.10.2018
  Registration information: will be explained in first lecture
  Short description: http://www.wiwi.rub.de/appliedmicro/innovation.pdf

• Behavioral Insurance, Dr. Markus Fels
  Course Outline
  For registration, please contact Markus Fels ( , Tel. 0231-755 3246)
  
  
• Bargaining Theory,  Dr. Julia Belau-Garmann
  Course Outline
  Corresponds to Spieltheorie 2: Ökonomische Verhandlungstheorien, and will be held in German. For further details, please contact Dr. Julia Belau-Garmann.
   
• Economics of Information, Prof. Lars Metzger
  Course Outline
  The Course is based on Màs-Colell, Whinston and Green, Microeconomic Theory (1995), Chapters 13 & 14.

Cores Courses: Summer Term 2018

•  Lecture Core Microeconomics II  W. Leininger and L. Metzger; Mondays 10:30-12:00; TU Dortmund; start: Monday, April 16th. Room: Mathetower, M811
• Section Core Microeconomics II   K. Dev Choudhury and N. Jouchaghani, Tuesdays 10:00-12:00, RGS Econ, Start: Tuesday, April 24th; 
• Lecture Core Econometrics II     D. Avdic, Fridays 10:00-12:00; RGS Econ; Start: Friday, April 13th
• Section Core Econometrics II      N. Bannenberg, Tuesdays, 12:00-14:00, RGS Econ; Start: Tuesday, April 17th.
  
• Lecture & Section Core Macroeconomics II  L. Linnemann; Mondays 14:00-18:00, TU Dortmund, Mathetower, M134; Start:  Monday, April 19th.
• Literature Seminar, J. Beckmann, tba

Field Courses (Electives): Summer Term 2018

• Macroeconomics and Sustainability syllabus
  Prof. M. Roos
  Fridays, 08:00 - 12:00, GC 03/46 RUB (see syllabus for dates)
  Start: April 13th
  please contact Professor Roos if you are interested in the course.
  
  
• Auctions: Theory, Applications, and Experimental Evidece syllabus
  Prof. L. Metzger
  Mondays 12:00-14:00, M811 Mathetower, TU Dortmund
  Start: April 16th
  
  

• Statistical Learning (Fortgeschrittene Ökonometrie),
  N. Reckmann
  Lecture: Room R12 R06 A48  UDE, Campus Essen; 25.04.2018; 16.05.2018; 06.06.2018, from 10:00 to 18:00.
  Section: Room R12 R06 A48 UDE, Campus Essen; 09.05.2018; 23.05.2018; 30.05.2018; 20.06.2018; 27.06.2018; 04.07.2018; from 10:00 to 14:00.
  
  Students acquire knowledge of Data Mining techniques, apply  them with the software Computersoftware R (Please bring your onw laptop). Assessment is in the form of an applied project (group work) and presentation.
   

• Recent developments in econometrics (Neuere Entwicklungen der Ökonometrie) 
  P. Navas-Alban
  Lecture: Monday, 10:00 -12:00; Room R12 R06 A52, UDE Campus Essen, Start: April 9th.
  Section: Monday, 14:00 - 16:00; Room: tba.
  
  Contents:
  Asymptotics: Review of modes of convergence; Weak, Strong, general Law of Large Numbers, Law of Iterated Logarithm; Ergodic Theorem, Delta Method; Central Limit Theorems, regular and functional Transformations: variance stabilization and symmetrization

  Empirical Processes: Weak convergence, outer integrals, measurability; Maximal inequalities, covering numbers; Symmetrization; Donsker Theorem, Vapnik Cervonenkis classes, invariance principle; Hadamard differentiability; Bootstrap, Delta method for the bootstrap; Semiparametric methods

  Nonparametric Econometrics: Univariate density estimation; Inference about the density; Nonparametric regression; Regression with discrete covariates; Uniform Central Limit Theorems for Nonparametric Statistics

  Literature:
  DasGupta, A. (2008). Asymptotic Theory of Statistics and Probability, Springer
  Kosorok, M. (2008). Introduction to Empirical Processes and Semiparametric Inference, Springer

• Topics in International Economics
  Prof. T. Seidel
  May 18th and May 25th, 10:00-16:00 LC133, Duisburg (blocked course)
  Register with tobias.seidel@uni-due.de
  
  
• Econometric Evaluation of Economic Policies 
  Prof. T. Bauer
  Fridays, 13:30 - 15:30, RWI; Start: April 13th
  literature
  
  
• Microeconometrics
  Prof. T. Bauer
  Lecture: Wednesday, 2pm–6pm, GC 02/130, RUB
  Tutorial: Monday, 2pm–6pm, GBCF 04/252, RUB
  syllabus
  Register via email  empwifo@rub.de until April 04, 2018.
  
  

• Causality and Programme Evaluation
  Prof. M. Karlsson
  Lectures: Monday 10-12 a.m. Altendorfer Strasse A-001, Essen; Start: April 9th
  Exercises: Wednesday 2-4 p.m. Altendorfer Strasse A-114, Essen; start April 25
  syllabus
  course flyer
  
  
  
• Experimental Economics and Market Design
  Prof. J. Brosig-Koch
  Lecture: Tuesdays  08.00 -10.00, S06 S01 B06, Campus Essen
  Exercises: Thursdays 14:00-16:00, S06 S00 B08, Campus Essen
  syllabus
   
• Empirical Research in Labor Economics
  Prof. M. Paul
  Register until 23.04.2018!
  Details here
  
  
• Portfolio Management
  Prof. F. Ziel
  course description
  Tue 12:15-13:45 WST-A.12.04 + Wed 8:30-10:00 WST-A.12.04
  starting 10th April
  
  
• Econometrics of Electricity Markets
  Prof. F. Ziel
  course description
  Mon 10:15-11:45 WST-A.12.04 + Tue 8:30-10:00 WST-A.12.04
  starting 9th April

Cores Courses: Winter Term 2017/18

• Mathematics for Advanced Economics, Michael Kramm, 4.10-7.10 and 10.10-12.10, 10:00 - 15:40, incl. a one-hour lunch break. RGS Econ, An oral exam solely for your information will follow the course
  
• Lecture Core Microeconomics I  E.Kovac; Fridays 10:30-15:30; RGS Econ; start: Friday, Oct. 20th. every second week
• Section Core Microeconomics I   F. Blönnigen, Wednesdays 10:00-12:00, RGS Econ, Start: Wednesday, Oct. 25th; not on Dec. 20th.
• Lecture Core Econometrics I     C. Hanck, Mondays 10:00-12:00; RGS Econ; Start: Monday, Oct. 16th; not on Oct. 30th.
• Section Core Econometrics I      P. Navas-Alban, Mondays 14:00-16:00, RGS Econ; Start: Monday, Oct. 16th.
  
• Lecture & Section Core Macroeconomics I  P. Jung and J. Wergula; Tuesdays 08:30-14:00, TU Dortmund, Mathetower, M134; Start: Tuesday Oct. 17th.

Field Courses (Electives): Winter Term 2017/18

 

• Statistical Modelling of Extremes (Fortgeschrittene Ökonometrie), Y. Hoga, Mondays 12:15-13:45, R12 R06 A93, UDE, Campus Essen; start: Oct. 9th. 2017.
  Extreme value theory concerns mathematical modelling of random extreme events. Recent development has introduced mathematical models for extreme values and statistical methods for them. Extreme values are of interest in, e.g., economics, safety and reliability, insurance mathematics, hydrology, meteorology, environmental sciences, and oceanography. The theory is used, e.g., for flood monitoring, construction of oil rigs, and calculation of insurance premiums for re-insurance of storm damage. While extreme values can have dire consequences, the experience of really extreme events is always very limited. Thus, extreme value statistics is often forced to extrapolate beyond the range of observations. The course will present the fundamental statistical methods for univariate and multivariate extremes, discuss examples of applications, e.g., regarding floods or human life expectancy, provide practical use of the models, and point to some open problems.

• Experimental Economics (Project Seminar), J. Brosig-Koch, First meeting: October 9th, 2017, 4.00p.m., Essen, Weststadttürme (Berliner Platz 6-8), Room B.08.02; Syllabus
  
  
  
• Bargaining Theory, J. Belau, in German. First Meeting: October 10th, 2017, Tuesdays, 4 -6:00 pm. TU Dortmund M 127. Participating doctoral students must submit a research proposal (5 pages) at the end of the course, subsituting for the exam. More Information.

• Financial Mathematics, R. Kiesel, start date: October 18th, 2017; Wednesdays, 10am-12  in room  S05 T03 B94, UDE, Campus Essen, More information

• Financial Econometrics, V. Golosnoy,  Lecture: Tuesdays, 10:00-12:00 (Start Oct. 10th, 2017); Exercise Session: Tuesdays, 8:00 - 10:00 (Start Oct. 17th, .2017), both in Room HGC 50 (RUB). Syllabus

• Economics of Migration, Prof. T. Bauer, Seminar (en block). October 17 th  and 18th 2:00-6:00 pm in GC 02/130 (RUB) and Jan 31st – Feb 2nd @ RWI. Syllabus and registration
  

• Econometric Evaluation of Economic Policies, Prof. T. Bauer, Fridays 2:00-4:00pm @ RWI, Start: 13.10.2017 Syllabus and registration
  
  

• Topics in Public Economics, Prof. L. Zhurakhovska, 18.10.2017-22.11.2017, Wednesdays, 1:00 pm -5: 00pm in LB 335   LB, and Friday, Feb 2nd 10:00am - 6:00pm in LC 133   LC  (Campus Dusiburg). The purpose of the course is that students get an understanding for the method “experimental economics” as well as get familiar with experimental approaches to “public economics”. See also the course description from last year.

• Advanced Econometrics, M. Schumann, Lecture: Tuesday, 10:15-11:45 an Wedensdays 12:15-13:45, both in in M/E21, Tu Dortmund, Start:10.10.2017; Exercises: Wednesdays 16:15-17:45 in CDI 121, Tu Dortmund, Start 18.10.2017. More Information