wir878 Public Economics and Market Design (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

Modulbezeichnung	Public Economics and Market Design
Modulkürzel	wir878
Kreditpunkte	6,0 KP
Workload	180 h
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls	Master Applied Economics and Data Science > Economics Master Social Sciences > Wahlpflichtmodule anderer Institute und Departments Master Sustainability Economics and Management > Ergänzungsmodule Master Sustainability Economics and Management > Ergänzungsmodule Master Water and Coastal Management > Bereich Socioeconomics Master Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften > Schwerpunkt "Volkswirtschaftslehre" (VWL) (MPO2020)
Zuständige Personen	Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Modulberatung) Helm, Carsten (Modulberatung) Helm, Carsten (Modulverantwortung) Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Prüfungsberechtigt)
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen	none
Kompetenzziele	The students are able to understand sources of market failures and government failures understand taxing and spending activities of governments understand the distinction between normative and positive perspectives in the evaluation of government policy understand how the tools of market design (auctions, matching, assignments) can be used to solve problems such as the allocation of spectrum licences, school choice and kidney exchange to work largely independently on a research topic that addresses current issues in public economics present their research result in the form of written papers and oral presentations
Modulinhalte	The course covers key concepts of public economics, which studies how government taxing and spending activities affect the economy, economic efficiency and the distribution of income and wealth Lecture: After introducing the theory and methodology of public economics, we discuss a historical and theoretical overview of the public sector. We then focus on departures from efficiency (especially asymmetric information), taxation issues (including tax evasion, fiscal federalism and tax competition among independent jurisdictions), and the intertemporal issue of social security (especially pension system). Finally, an introduction into market design is provided, with a focus on applications in the public sector. Seminar: covers current issues in public economics, e.g. reform of health care or pension system.
Literaturempfehlungen	Hindriks, J. and G. D. Myles (2013): Intermediate Public Economics, MIT Press, Cambridge. Haeringer, G. (2018): Market Design: Auctions and Matching, MIT Press, Cambridge.
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Unterrichtsprachen	Deutsch, Englisch
Dauer in Semestern	1 Semester
Angebotsrhythmus Modul	jährlich
Aufnahmekapazität Modul	30
Hinweise	The seminar will be conducted as a block seminar
Modulart	Pflicht o. Wahlpflicht / compulsory or optional
Lehr-/Lernform	Lecture and seminar

Lehrveranstaltungsform	SWS	Angebotsrhythmus	Workload Präsenz
Vorlesung und Seminar	2	SoSe	28
Seminar	2		28
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt			56 h

Prüfung	Prüfungszeiten	Prüfungsform
Gesamtmodul	Short test at the end of the lecture part in the middle of the semester; submission of the essay and short presentation at the end of the lecture period.	Portfolio consisting of a short test (30%), essay (50%) and short presentation (20%) on the topic of the essay.