The specialisation "Economic Growth, Structural Change and Trade" examines the dynamic development of economies with a special focus on business cycles and ecological and foreign trade aspects.

Various facets of economic development will be examined. We will be looking at socio-economic characteristics (“Development Economics”), geographical and regional elements (“Regional Economics”), the possibilities and limits of growth (“Endogenous Growth and Sustainable Development”) and macroeconomics from a New Keynesian perspective (New Keynesian macroeconomics and growth).

The lectures "Business Cycles and Economic Growth" and "Development Economics", as well as a tutorial, are usually held during the winter semester. The lectures "Regional Economics" and "Endogenous Growth and Sustainability", as well as a seminar, usually take place during the summer semester.

Prof. Dr. Susanne Soretz
Programme number: 2215142
Tuesdays 08:00 to 10:00 hrs

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Prof. Dr. Susanne Soretz, Dipl.-Kffr. Sophie Keipke
Programme number: 2215140
Tuesdays 12:00 to 14:00 hrs

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Prof. Dr. Susanne Soretz
Programme number: 2215157

First course date with assignment of topics: 11.04.2023

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Prof. Dr. Susanne Soretz
Programme number: 2215144
Tuesdays 10:00 to 12:00 hrs

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Prof. Dr. Susanne Soretz
Programme number: 2215163
Tuesdays 16:00 to 18:00 hrs

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Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Susanne Soretz, MBA Cuong Hoang Manh

Programme number 2215155   /   location: Rubenowstraße 1 - Hörsaal 4

Mondays 18 - 20 hrs

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Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Susanne Soretz, Dipl.-Kffr. Sophie Keipke

Programme number 220253  /  Location: Ernst-Lohmeyer-Platz 6 - Hörsaal 1

Tuesdays 12 - 14 pm

This course will take place in inverted classroom format. More detailed and up-to-date information will regularly be made available via moodle.

In this lecture we will be asking why we can afford so much more than our grandparents and why income growth is not steady but subject to economic fluctuations. In addition, we will be investigating why economic growth is not proceeding at the same pace across all countries, but growing more slowly in some parts of the world. In view of a finite supply of non-renewable resources, we also address the question of whether our income can continue to grow indefinitely, or whether economic growth will have to decline at some point, due to a lack of affordable energy.

Dr. rer. pol. Birgit Kirschbaum-Behl

Programme number 2202059   /   Location: Wollweberstraße 1 - Hörsaal

Tuesdays 8 - 10 hrs

This course will take place during the second half of the academic year. More detailed and up-to-date information will regularly be made available via moodle.

At the end of the semester you can take an exam (Scheinklausur) on “Business Cycles and Economic Growth” and gain a certificate of successful attendance.

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Susanne Soretz, MBA Cuong Hoang Manh

Programme number 2215144   /  Location: Friedrich-Löffler-Str. 70 - Seminarraum 4

Tuesdays 14 - 16 hrs

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Dr. rer. pol. Birgit Kirschbaum-Behl

Programme number 2202240

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Dr. Philipp Adämmer

Programme number 2219001

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In this seminar we will be looking at methods to extract information from (large) data sets and using them to make predictions. The main feature of this course is the statistical programming language R. The seminar will be held in German, but some English texts will be used (e.g. https://r4ds.had.co.nz/index.html). At the end of the course, a short seminar paper (incl. code) will have to be written and presented. Prerequisites for this seminar are an interest in statistics and data science and a willingness to learn the basics of the programming language R.

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Susanne Soretz

Programme number 2215163  /  location: Friedrich-Löffler-Straße 70 - Seminarraum 5

Mondays 18 - 20 hrs

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