tailieunhanh - Master of Science in Economics Information Session

I take the ideas in these papers and their underlying sociological literatures quite seriously. In fact, one sociologist friend recently declared that I have an “economist’s eye for the sociological guy.” More precisely, my interest is in economic sociology, which I will define as the sociology of economic actors and institutions; see the two Handbooks of Economic Sociology by Smelser and Swedberg (1994, forthcoming) for volumes of detail. In this introduction, I will highlight some of the prominent themes from economic sociology that are illustrated in these papers and suggest which kinds of economists might find these themes interesting | UNIVERSITẨT HOHENHEIM FACULTY OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS M Master of Science in Economics Information Session UNIVERSITẨT HOHENHEIM FACULTY OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS Master of Science in Economics Structure Master of Science in Economics Master - Thesis 18 EP Master Colloquium Major Modules 60 EP Elective Modules 24 EP Seminar 1 6 EP Seminar 2 6 EP Two electi ves or One major One electi ve 12 EP 12 EP 12 EP 12 EP 2x12 EP 2x12 EP Major Field 1 Major Field 2 Major Field 3 Major Field 4 Methods in Economics Econometrics in Economic Theory - 9 EP Theoretical Foundations in Econo 1. Advanced Macroeconomics 2. Advanced Microeconomics ics 9 EP Total of 120 European Credit Transfer System Points EP Elective modules can be taken out of a wide catalogue of Business Administration and Social Sciences modules 4 half-years terms of full time study Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwalbe Learning Objectives Develop the technical skills required in modern macroeconomic and microeconomic analysis Acquire a working knowledge of Game Theory to analyse strategic behaviour Prof. Dr. Thomas Berninger Obtain a thorough understanding of the fundamental workhorse models in Macroeconomics to analyse questions such as the causes of unemployment the determinants of economic growth and the role of fiscal and monetary policy in stabilising business cycles Advanced Macroeconomics Curriculum Advanced Microeconomics and Game Theory r 9 .