Winter Term
Typ: Seminar
ECTS: 6
Language: German
| Learning outcomes | In the first part of the course, the students become acquainted with various forms of market failure (market power, externalities, asymmetric information, behavioral biases). In this context, government interventions to correct this market failure are also presented. In parallel, the students develop their own presentations on these topics, which they present in the second part of the course. |
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| Literature | * Pindyck, R. und Rubinfeld, D. (2018). „Mikroökonomie.“ 9. Auflage, Pearson: München. Barr, N. (2020). “The Economics of the Welfare State.“ 6. Auflage, Oxford University Press: Oxford. Beck, H. (2014). “Behavioral Economics – Ein Einführung“ Springer. Belleflamme, P. und Peitz, M. (2015). “Industrial Organization – Markets and Strategies.” 2. Auflage, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. Cartwright, E. (2024). „Behavioral Economics.“ 4. Auflage, Routledge: London. Klump, R. (2021). „Wirtschaftspolitik.“ 4. Auflage, Pearson: München. |
Typ: Seminar
ECTS: 6
Language: German
| Learning outcomes | In the context of the lecture, the students will get to know the basic models of trade theory (Ricardo, Ricardo-Viner, Heckscher-Ohlin) as well as newer models of trade in oligopoly models, and understand how global specialization patterns arise from different factor availabilities and the associated location choice of companies. The students should connect the concepts learned in this way with the topic of sustainability in seminar presentations and present models and empirical evidence on the effects of non-sustainable production methods on trade and employment. In particular, students should learn about and analyze the effects of economic policy measures. |
| Contents of the course | Trade Theory
Trade and Sustainability
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| Literature | Copeland, B., Taylor, M. (2003). “Trade and the Environment – Theory and Evidence.” Princeton University Press: Princeton. Feenstra, R., Taylor, A. (2021). “International Trade.” 5. Auflage, MacMillan Krugman, P., Obstfeld, M., Melitz, M. (2022). „International Economics: Theory and Policy.“ 12. Auflage, Pearson: Essex. |
Projektplenum
ECTS: 12
Language: German/English
| Learning outcomes | Die Studierenden bauen ihre fachspezifischen Kenntnisse aus und erproben die Anwendung ihres Fachwissens an komplexen Fragestellungen. Neben dem Ausbau ihrer fachlichen Expertise erlernen die Studierenden weitere berufsrelevante und soziale Fähigkeiten wie:
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| Contents of the course | Im Projektmodul wird von den Studierenden ein größeres Forschungs-vorhaben umgesetzt. Je nach gewähltem Projekt werden unterschiedliche Aufgabenstellungen formuliert, fachliche Schwerpunkte festgelegt, Methoden ausgewählt und inhaltliche Ergebnisse angestrebt. Die in den Profilierungsmodulen erworbenen Kenntnisse werden vertieft und auf eine übergeordnete Fragestellung angewendet. Im WS 2024/25 werden insbesondere Themen aus der Innovationspolitik in Bremen, Deutschland und der EU vergeben. Besondere Schwerpunkte sollen auf Innovationen in nachhaltige Produkte & Produktionsverfahren sowie auf Innovationen im Kontext der Digitalisierung gesetzt werden. |
Typ: Seminar
ECTS: 6
Language: English
| Learning outcomes | The course is divided into two parts. In the first part, the students will learn models about the role of innovation, R&D, and intellectual property rights on market outcomes like prices, quality, or product variety. They will learn how innovation is affected by horizontal mergers of rival firms, and by vertical mergers of firms within the same value chain.
In the second part, the students will get together in teams and write a paper on innovation theories of harm in merger control. This paper might be geared towards a journal like the Journal of Competition Law and Economics. For example, the students will review recent mergers and analyze how these mergers affected innovation in the market. To acquaint the students with the research and publication process in economics, these term papers will be presented in class and peer reviewed by other students. |
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| Literature | Belleflamme, P. and Peitz, M. (2015). “Industrial Organization – Markets and Strategies.” 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge OECD (2023). “The Role of Innovation in Competition Enforcement.” OECD Competition Policy Roundtable Background Note, https://bit.ly/4b6PwGH Pepall, L., Richards, D. and Norman, G. (2014). “Industrial Organization – Contemporary Theory and Empirical Applications.” 5th edition, Wiley |