wir878 - Public Economics and Market Design (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

wir878 - Public Economics and Market Design (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

Originalfassung Englisch PDF Download
Modulbezeichnung Public Economics and Market Design
Modulkürzel wir878
Kreditpunkte 6.0 KP
Workload 180 h
Einrichtungsverzeichnis Department für WiRe (VWL)
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls
  • Master Applied Economics and Data Science (Master) > Economics
  • Master Social Sciences (Master) > Wahlpflichtmodule anderer Institute und Departments
  • Master Sustainability Economics and Management (Master) > Ergänzungsmodule
  • Master Water and Coastal Management (Master) > Bereich Socioeconomics
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.
Links
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 Kommentar SWS Angebotsrhythmus Workload Präsenz
Vorlesung und Seminar 2 SoSe 28
Seminar 2 28
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt 56 h
Prüfung Prüfungszeiten Prüfungsform
Gesamtmodul
At the end of the lecture period
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