Goals and Contents
We will cover questions related to behavioural law and economics. The topics include endowment effect and Coase theorem, bargaining and property rights regimes, deterrence and emotions, enforcement and norms, consumer protection, litigation and breach remedies. We will analyse recent theoretical, empirical and experimental work on these topics.
Expected Competences acquired after completion of the module
Graduates will be able to formulate and defend their position and approach to problem solving; they will be able to exchange information, ideas, and solutions on the topic.
Requirements for the assignment of Credits and Grades
Students are responsible for one presentation. Students will also have to write a report (5-6 pages) evaluating the paper they have presented and suggesting extensions as well as further applications. Grades will be based on the seminar presentations and the report: Seminar presentation (50% of the grade) + report (50% of the grade).
- Lehrende:r: Dejan Dragutinovic
- Lehrende:r: Nima Jouchaghani
- Lehrende:r: Galina Zudenkova
This graduate course brings together the latest research ideas and topics in public economics and political economy. The focus is primarily on theoretical work. The course consists of two parts. The first part covers topics in public economics such as the theory of public goods and the theory of optimal taxation. The second part addresses political economy issues such as political behavior (of voters, candidates, legislatures, interest groups, political parties, media) and political distortions (inefficient redistribution, career concerns, dynamic problems).
- Lehrende:r: Dejan Dragutinovic
- Lehrende:r: Nima Jouchaghani
- Lehrende:r: Galina Zudenkova
This course introduces students to the theoretical and empirical topics from the field of migration economics. In doing so, the causes and consequences of international and interregional migration will be covered. The module is arranged into two parts. The first part covers the economics literature that answers why humans migrate. That is, our focus will be on migrants' home regions to investigate what the reasons for migration are. In the second part, we will cover the literature that studies the consequences of migration for the immigrant's host countries.
- Lehrende:r: Sumit Deole
- Lehrende:r: Dejan Dragutinovic
- Lehrende:r: Galina Zudenkova
This course focuses on the government’s practices to raise revenue via taxation and deficit, and on the redistribution of those revenues. The course covers tax policy and inequality, with the special emphasis on current policy issues such as poverty, income tax reform, and budget deficits. The goal is to provide an understanding of the background of tax incidences, labor income taxes and transfers, and capital income taxation.
- Lehrende:r: Sumit Deole
- Lehrende:r: Dejan Dragutinovic
- Lehrende:r: dejan dragutinovic
- Lehrende:r: Nima Jouchaghani
- Lehrende:r: Galina Zudenkova
We discuss the role that political actors (voters, candidates, legislatures, interest groups, political parties, and media) play in policy determination. This topic is attracting increasing attention from economists. We will analyze the recent theoretical, empirical and experimental work on the topic
- Lehrende:r: Dejan Dragutinovic
- Lehrende:r: Galina Zudenkova