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Guideline M.Sc. in Economics 2015

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Publisher Department of Economics

Graduate Office (M.Sc.)

Address Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät / Department of EconomicsLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München Schackstr. 4/IV D - 80539 München

Graduate Office (M.Sc.) phone: 0049-89-2180-6951 (Wednesday-Friday)

e-mail: [email protected]

Homepage www.en.master.econ.uni-muenchen.de

6th edition

© 2015 Graduate Office (M.Sc.)

Disclaimer:

The information in this document is provided by the Department of Economics for Mas-ter students in Economics who are starting their studies after winter term 2015/16. The Department of Economics has taken all reasonable care in editing this document. How-ever, please be aware that study programs, facilities and services may be subject to change and the Department cannot take responsibility for errors or omissions. Readers are advised to verify the details contained in this guideline with the Graduate Office (M.Sc.) or relevant authority before making decisions based on the published infor-mation.

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Table of Contents

1 Greetings from the Dean ................................................................................................................................ 6

2 Short Description of the Program ................................................................................................................. 7

2.1 At glance ...................................................................................................................................................... 7

2.2 Structure ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.3 1st Semester: Basic Education ..................................................................................................................... 9 2.3.1 2nd and 3rd Semester: Specialization ....................................................................................................... 9 2.3.2 12 ECTS Courses ................................................................................................................................... 10 2.3.3 Specialization ......................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3.4 Master Thesis ........................................................................................................................................ 12

2.4 Modules...................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.4.1 Compulsory Modules (CM) .................................................................................................................... 13 2.4.2 Optional Modules (OM) ......................................................................................................................... 13

3 Student Exchange and Transfer of ECTS-credits ....................................................................................... 14

4 Administrative Advice .................................................................................................................................. 15

4.1 Transcript of Records ................................................................................................................................ 15

4.2 Registration for the exams ......................................................................................................................... 15

4.3 Grading Scale ............................................................................................................................................. 15

4.4 Post-exam review ....................................................................................................................................... 16

4.5 Repetition of exams ................................................................................................................................... 16

4.6 Master examination ................................................................................................................................... 16

4.7 Final documentation .................................................................................................................................. 17

5 Semester Dates ............................................................................................................................................. 18

6 Important dates ............................................................................................................................................. 18

7 Central Institutions for Students ................................................................................................................. 21

7.1 Examinations Office ................................................................................................................................... 21

7.2 Student Advisory ........................................................................................................................................ 21

7.3 Students Exchange Advisor ....................................................................................................................... 22

7.4 Student Representatives ............................................................................................................................ 22

7.5 Libraries ..................................................................................................................................................... 22

7.6 CIP-Labor (PC-Pool) ................................................................................................................................... 25

7.7 Language Center ........................................................................................................................................ 25

7.8 Alumni-Club (Alumni Association) ............................................................................................................ 25

7.9 Women’s representatives........................................................................................................................... 26

7.10 Dean’s Office / Department of Economics ................................................................................................. 27

8 Chairs and Seminars at the Department of Economics ............................................................................. 29

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1 Greetings from the Dean

Dear new Master students, On behalf of all our faculty and staff here at the Department of Economics, I would like to welcome you to our Master Program. We are glad that you have chosen to continue your education in economics here at LMU Munich, and we are sure that you will find it to be an excellent decision in the course of the coming years. Our department is one of the leading research and teaching institutions in Europe. Our research focuses on applied and policy-relevant topics in a wide range of economic fields and is based firmly on rigorous methodological foundations. With this profile, the members of our faculty publish successfully in our discipline's best international jour-nals. Our Master Program reflects the department’s strengths in research. It contains, on the one hand, a mandatory core program, designed to equip you with the basic tools and methods required for any advanced job in economics. On the other hand, our curriculum leaves you considerable freedom to develop your professional skills by choosing elective courses in your fields of interest. The flexibility and the diversity in our Master Program opens up a wealth of career opportunities, both in academia and in many other profes-sional areas. Our graduate students are regularly recruited by large industrial firms, con-sultancies, banks, insurance companies and research institutes, as well as by national and international public institutions. And if you decide to obtain a doctoral degree and continue with a career in academia, then our Master Program will provide you with an excellent foundation for your own research. Whatever your personal objectives, we put considerable effort into providing a pleasant and stimulating learning environment. This brochure is intended to familiarize you with the program as well as the teaching and organisational structure of the department. It will help you find out how our department’s resources can assist you in reaching your own goals, and I would like to encourage you to make full use of these resources. When-ever you have questions about your studies or about administrative issues, please do not hesitate to approach your administrative advisors or our faculty. We are always happy to answer your questions, or direct you to those who can give you the advice you need.

Welcome and good luck!

Carsten Eckel Dean of the Department of Economics

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2 Short Description of the Program

2.1 At glance

The Department of Economics at LMU Munich offers a 4-semester Master Program in Economics taught in English, leading to a Degree of Master of Science (M.Sc.).

Building upon thorough training in Economics at the Bachelor’s level, the Master Program provides students with analytical and logical problem-solving skills, deep-ens their knowledge of Economics and brings them to the frontiers of current re-search. Master students are trained for a demanding international professional ca-reer, and/or for an academic career in high-level economic research. From a widely structured course catalogue, students have the option to specialize in a particular field or choose the research-orientated courses that will prepare to continue with our Ph.D. Program, since the content of these courses overlaps to a large extent with that of the first year Ph.D. course.

In order to graduate students must have accumulated a total of 120 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer System). The work load is 30 ECTS credits per semester; which corresponds to roughly 900 hours of study.

In the first semester, all students have to attend an array of compulsory courses, described in section 2.3.1 of this document that provides them with the necessary knowledge.

In the second and third semesters, students choose courses from a wide selection of modules and have can specialize and/or opt for research-oriented courses. Stu-dents write a Master Thesis in the fourth semester, demonstrating their ability to produce independent scientific work in a specific area of economics.

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2.2 Structure

The curriculum of the study program is structured into modules. In the Master Pro-gram, a distinction is made between Compulsory Modules (CM) and Optional Mod-ules (OM). As a general rule students should obtain 30 ECTS credits per semester.

The following table sets out the structure of the Master program:

1st Semester 2nd Semester 3rd Semester 4th Semester

Mathematics

(6 ECTS)

Microeconomics (6 ECTS)

Macroeconomics (6 ECTS)

Econometrics (6 ECTS)

Public Economics (6 ECTS)

1 x Studies Module (12 ECTS)

3x6 Topics Modules (each 6 ECTS)

1 x Studies Module (12 ECTS)

and 3x6 Topics Modules

(each 6 ECTS)

or

2 Studies Modules (12 ECTS)

and 1 x Topics Module

(each 6 ECTS)

or

5x6 Topics Modules (each 6 ECTS)

Master Thesis

(30 ECTS)

30 ECTS 30 ECTS 30 ECTS 30 ECTS

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2.3 1st Semester: Basic Education

In the first semester, students attend basic lectures and tutorials in: Mathematics for Economists Econometrics Microeconomics Macroeconomics Public Economics

These compulsory modules (CM) provide students with the indispensable theoreti-cal background and necessary tools to further pursue specialize in their desired field of economics.

2.3.1 2nd and 3rd Semester: Specialization

In the second semester students can start specializing into their desired field. They can choose from a wide array of courses. In general there are very little restrictions on the choice. 30 ECTS credits should be obtained per semester with courses out of the OM.

In the 2nd semester it is recommended to choose one 12 ECTS course of the “Stud-ies in…” modules. In addition, students should take three 6 ECTS courses from the “Topics in…” modules in order to obtain the recommended 30 ECTS credits.

In the 3rd semester we recommend to choose one of the following combinations:

2 x 12 ECTS and 1 x 6 ECTS

1 x 12 ECTS and 3 x 6 ECTS

5 x 6 ECTS

Again the courses are organized in the Optional Modules as explained above.

Please note that at least in one of the 12 ECTS courses students should work on an independently formulated research problem and present the results in a term pa-per. It is recommended to take one course graded with 12 ECTS each in the 2nd and in the 3rd Semester, such the combination of 5 x 6 ECTS courses in the 3rd semester should be avoided.

We plan to offer a total of six different courses graded with 12 ECTS credits and a total of six different courses graded with 6 ECTS credits every semester.

An actual semester preview on the offered 6 and 12 ECTS courses can be found here:

http://www.en.master.econ.uni-muenchen.de/courses/index.html

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2.3.2 12 ECTS Courses

Please note that places in all 12 ECTS courses are limited, especially those courses requiring an oral presentation and a written term paper. In order to participate in such a course you have to register well in advance.

The 12 ECTS courses are essential for the preparation of your master thesis and you should have taken at least one before beginning to work on it. Many master thesis advisors require that you have taken a 12 ECTS course with them.

You can sign up for 12 ECTS courses starting with your second semester. There are no further formal prerequisites to sign up for them. However, for a particular course the instructor may strongly recommend certain pre-knowledge. We recom-mend that you take one 12 ECTS course in the second and at most two of those courses in the third semester. Note that you cannot take more than three 12 ECTS courses.

A list of available 12 ECTS courses can be found on the master homepage:

http://www.en.master.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/courses/index.html

2.3.2.1 Registration

All 12 ECTS courses require registration. The timeline for registration can be found in section 6 of this document. Signing up for these courses is done via LSF https://lsf.verwaltung.uni-muenchen.de (“Register for courses”). When signing up you can set your priorities to the particular 12 ECTS course (highest priority = 1). It makes sense to sign up for several of those courses you have an interest in with descend-ing priorities. If you only sign up for one of those courses you run the risk in case of excess demand of being assigned to a different 12 ECTS course at random.

Important: Within the deadline, the exact timing of the registration is not relevant for the assignment of places.

The course seats are assigned at random to all eligible students, taking into ac-count the specified priorities. Unfortunately, it cannot be guaranteed that all regis-tered students receive a place in their favored 12 ECTS course. The economics fac-ulty tries to provide all students with a place in their desired course and so far we have succeeded.

After the places have been allocated, registered students are informed via email about their assigned 12 ECTS course.

2.3.2.2 Clearing Process

If there are still vacant places in courses after the assignment process, or have be-come vacant due to someone’s resignation, those places will be assigned through the clearing process to students on the waiting list.

The clearing process allocates the remaining vacant places in 12 ECTS courses. Those who have missed the above registration deadline can apply to have a place

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assigned during this clearing process. To be put on the waiting list and participate in the clearing process, please send an email with your name, “Matrikel”-No and the preferred 12 ECTS course to [email protected].

The assignment is carried out with the same procedure as a random allocation pro-cess.

Important note: As the registration for 12 ECTS courses always happens well in advance. Please note that you have to sign up for these courses that take place in the following (not the current) semester on the LSF.

2.3.2.3 Binding Registration

Your registration for a 12 ECTS course becomes binding, once you have participated in the preliminary discussion and have been assigned a topic for your term paper. To re-sign after the binding registration is only possible for a very substantial reason. Resigna-tion has to be communicated to the particular chair in writing. If you signed up and fail to attend without a substantial reason and the consent of the chair, you are given the grade 5.0 for that course.

2.3.3 Specialization

In the 2nd and 3rd semester, students freely choose courses from a wide selection of modules. Students have the possibility to specialize and/or opt for research-oriented courses. We offer the following fields of specialization:

Microeconomics and Strategic Interaction Applied Econometrics Public Sector Economics Macro and International Economics.

All of the Department of Economics offered courses for the specialization can be found on the master homepage under http://www.en.master.econ.uni-muenchen.de/download/specialisation_ws20152.pdf In order to acquire a certificate of specialization, students must obtain at least 24 ECTS credits from courses within the specific field and write their Master thesis in the same field.

In addition to the certification for studies in a special field, students can acquire a certificate for obtaining 18 ECTS credits in research-orientated courses. Opting for research-oriented courses will especially be the choice for those students who plan to continue their studies in a PhD-program.

To receive the certificate an online form has to be filled in according to the desired specialization and the final transcript has to be uploaded.

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2.3.4 Master Thesis

The thesis will be written in the 4th semester. This should be an independently written, scientific work in a specific field of economics. The thesis has to be com-pleted over a period of 22 weeks. The Master Thesis is a Compulsory Module of its own.

In the Master Thesis students prove their ability to independently apply scientific methods of economics and to write an original piece of research.

Students should build up detailed knowledge in the planning, realization and evalu-ation of a special issue in economics. This concluding scientific work should be an independently written research thesis in any area of economics. A suitable supervi-sor for your thesis can be chosen from all professors of the department who are currently teaching over the period of writing your thesis. Please refer to the infor-mation on the planned sabbatical semesters of professors.

In preparation for the thesis, please note that at least in one of the 12 ECTS courses in the 2nd or 3rd semester students should work on an independently formulated research problem and present the results in a term paper, this term paper present-ing a decision-making support for prospective supervisors.

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2.4 Modules

In the Master Program in Economics each course is assigned to a module. In gen-eral we distinguish between Compulsory and Optional Modules.

2.4.1 Compulsory Modules (CM)

This Compulsory Modules must be taken without exception:

Mathematics for Economists

Econometrics

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

Public Economics

Master Thesis in the 4th semester

2.4.2 Optional Modules (OM)

Here you can choose from a number of alternatives according to your desired spe-cialization. There are two types of modules: 12 ECTS and 6 ECTS modules. The re-quired registration for 12 ECTS Courses is explained in part section 2.2.3.

Please note: For Optional Modules, modules are 'titles' for a variety of courses. And a particular course can be assigned to a number of modules; there is a maximum of flexibility to choose out of the different courses in the Optional Modules.

OM with 12 ECTS courses:

Studies in Economic Theory"

Studies in Economic Analysis and Empirical Economics"

Studies in Public Economics"

Studies in Economic Research" OM with 6 ECTS courses:

Topics in Economic Theory A

Topics in Economic Theory B

Topics in Economic Analysis and Empirical Economics A

Topics in Economic Analysis and Empirical Economics B

Topics in Public Economics A

Topics in Public Economics B

Topics in Economic Research A

Topics in Economic Research B Each module is completed either with a single module-examination or a specified number of sub-module exams. The modules in the curriculum consist of abstract courses. The attribution of the concrete courses can be obtained from the universi-ty calendar and from LSF.

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3 Student Exchange and Transfer of ECTS-credits The Department of Economics has several established exchange programs with several European and North-American Universities.

Within the ERASMUS-program for Master students we cooperate with the following Universities:

University of Copenhagen University of Oslo Hanken School of Economics Maastricht University University of Bergen University of Stockholm Universität Prag Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (Paris) Université Libre de Bruxelles Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse Université de Lausanne Università di Bologna Università Padua Universität Bern Universität Zürich

For Master students we have special agreements with the University of California (Berkeley) and the University of Wisconsin (Madison).

We recommend the 3rd (and possibly also the 4th) semester in the Master program for a study abroad. Please be aware that the participation in an exchange program may extend the duration of your studies.

More information (in German) can found here: http://www.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/studium/ausl_studium/index.html

Periods of study and ECTS credits from other Master Programs in Economics can be transferred to our program if the individual courses are equivalent to the cours-es we offer within our program. Please note the detailed information regarding the acceptance of ECTS credits from other universities on the ISC homepage.

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4 Administrative Advice The Compulsory Module exams of the 1st semester are scheduled and coordinated by the examinations office (ISC – Informations- und Service Center Wirtschaftswis-senschaftliche Prüfungen) and all other exams are scheduled and coordinated by the respective chairs.

4.1 Transcript of Records

After enrolment you have access to your personal course and exam administration account (LSF) with your LMU student e-mail. Your complete transcript with all course achievements as well as a transcript containing only the courses you have passed is available on LSF at

https://lsf.verwaltung.uni-muenchen.de/

4.2 Registration for the exams

The schedule of Optional Modules exams will be published online by the respective chairs. For information about the registration and deregistration procedure and deadlines please see the ISC homepage (in German). http://www.isc.uni-muenchen.de/pruef_org/index.html

Incapability while taking an exam (e.g. sickness) must be claimed immediately and credibly at the latest before the grades of the exam are published. In case of sick-ness we require a doctor’s note giving details on the extent of the sickness and ina-bility to take the exam. More specifically, the doctor has to fill in the following form http://www.isc.uni-muenchen.de/files/allgemein/form_krank_20120910.pdf There is no need to claim incapability when you cannot take a single exam and de-cide not to take part. However it is recommended to inform the ISC about inability to take exams for a longer period of time.

4.3 Grading Scale

The Master of Science in Economics is based on the European credit transfer sys-tem (ECTS). Students must acquire a total of 120 ECTS credits for graduation. For every passed exam students will receive a certain number of ECTS credits that cor-respond to the workload of the course. Courses usually are attributed 6 or 12 ECTS credits.

The exams are graded according to a grading scale that ranges from 1.0 to 5.0, where 1.0 is the best grade, 5.0 means „failed“ and 4.0 is the minimum grade re-quired for passing, with intermediate steps between the even grades ending on .3 and .7. The grades 4.3 and 4.7 do not exist. Each passed exam enters the grade

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point average (GPA) with the corresponding number of ECTS credits, the GPA con-sists of all credits earned.

If at the end of your studies you have acquired more than the total required number of ECTS-credits, then only the better grades of that final semester count towards your GPA.

Additionally, after the Master’s examination the GPA of every student is ranked among all graduates. The ECTS-grades give an impression about the achievement of a single student in relation to the other graduates of the program.

The following ECTS-grades will appear in the transcript of records:

A for the best 10%

B for the following 25%

C for the following 30%

D for the following 25%

E for the following 10%

4.4 Post-exam review

Students have the opportunity to review their exams after correction and grading. Time and place of the post-exam review will be announced by the respective chair or by the responsible lecturer.

4.5 Repetition of exams

Generally it is possible to repeat failed exams provided that the same course is of-fered again within the regular period of study (and possible time extensions).

4.6 Master examination

The regular period of study consists of 4 semesters. Students have passed the Mas-ter examination if they have completed at the latest by the 6th semester:

all module exams or partial module exams of the Compulsory and Optional modules, AND

the required number of 120 ECTS credits

The Master’s examination counts as

failed for the first time if the regular period of study has been exceeded by more than one semester for reasons within a student's control

definitely failed if the regular period of study has been exceeded by more than two semesters for reasons within a student's control

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definitely failed if there is no possibility to repeat a failed module exam or a partial module exam within the regular period of study.

4.7 Final documentation

The final documents contain only the passed exams. Failed exams will not be men-tioned in your final certificate. After graduation you will receive the following doc-uments:

1. Master-Certificate (DE & EN)

The Master Certificate certifies the award of the academic degree.

2. Master-Record (DE & EN)

The Master-Record includes title and grade of the Master Thesis as well as the GPA.

3. Transcript of Records (DE)

The Transcript of Records provides a listing of all completed modules and their at-tributed module exams with number of ECTS-credits and grades.

4. Diploma Supplement (EN)

The Diploma Supplement gives information about the type and level of the Master’s degree, the status of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich as well as detailed information about the Master Program.

5. Specialization Certificate (EN)

Finally, there is the optional certificate on a specialization during the studies for the Master’s degree. The available specializations and the necessary number of ECTS credits in each field are:

Research (18 ECTS)

Applied Econometrics (24 ECTS)

Microeconomics and Strategic Interaction (24 ECTS)

Macro and International Economics (24 ECTS)

Public Sector Economics (24 ECTS)

In general students can obtain only one specialization certificate for their studies. At most two certificates can be obtained, but only if one of the certificates is “Re-search.” The course catalogue states towards which field of specialization a course can be counted. The certificate can be requested from the graduate office after ob-taining all necessary ECTS credits and completing the Master Program.

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5 Semester Dates

The official semester lecture dates for the current and the next term are as follows:

Winter term 2015/2016 12 October 2015 until 6 February 2016 Summer term 2016 11 April 2016 until 16 July 2016Winter term 2016/2017 17 October 2016 until 11 February 2017 Summer term 2017 24 April 2017 until 30 Juli 2017Winter term 2017/18 16 October 2017 until 10 February 2018

There are no lectures during the Christmas break from 24 December until 6 January. In the summer term there are no lectures on Tuesday after Pentecost.

6 Important dates

General planning winter term 2015/16

2 October 2015 Start of the first compulsory course12 October 2015 Official start of lecture period25 November 2015 Graduation ceremony2-13 November 2015 Registration/deregistration period for: Microeconomics and Mathematics for Economists

7 December 2015 Registration/deregistration period for other exams 8 January 2016 End of registration period for other exams 22 January 2016 End of deregistration period for other exams 6 Februar 2016 End of lecture period

Other dates and events are announced by e-mail, on the homepage and in the lec-tures and tutorials.

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Timeline for the registration process for the 12 ECTS courses

Note that you always have to sign up ahead of time: e.g. sign up in the winter se-mester for courses in the summer semester.

Deadline for the next semesters:

SummerTerm

2016

WinterTerm

2016/17

SummerTerm

2017

Announcement of the offered 12 ECTS courses to the ISC

till 13.11.2015 till 27.05.2016 till 11.11.2016

Registration Period via LSF (Sec 2.2.3.1)

16.-27.11.2015 30.05.-

10.06.2016

14.-25.11.2016

Deadline for clearing process (Sec. 2.2.3.2)

11.12.2015 24.06.2016 09.12.2016

Exam dates

The schedule of exams will be published in good time on the homepage of the ISC (Compulsory Modules) or the homepages of the respective restricted chairs (Optional Modules) and in the lectures and tutorials.

Planned Research Sabbaticals

During their sabbatical the professors do not offer any courses and generally they do not supervise Bachelor and Master’s theses. The following table lists (without commitment) the prospective sabbaticals of the faculty.

Professor next sabbatical planned for Prof. Dr. Gerhard Illing WS 2015/16Prof. Dr. Gebhard Flaig SS 2016Prof. Dr. Martin Kocher SS 2016Prof. Dr. Dalia Marin SS 2016Prof. Dr. Davide Cantoni WS 2016/17Prof. Dr. Niklas Potrafke WS 2016/17

Professors on leave

The following professors of the department are currently on leave or will be retired:

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Professor Prof. Dr. Bernd Huber on leave until: 30 September 2019(President of theProf. Dr. Hans-Werner Sinn retirement: 31 March 2016 (President ifo-institute)Prof. Dr. Dalia Marin retirement: 31 March 2017Prof. Dr. Andreas Haufler special leave

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7 Central Institutions for Students

7.1 Examinations Office

ISC (Informations- und Servicecenter Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Prüfungen)

http://www.isc.uni-muenchen.de/index.html

Head:

Dr. Andreas Neuhoff

Ludwigstr. 28/front building, ground floor, room 019A

phone: 0049-89-2180-3107


Office hours: Monday and Tuesday, 10-12am (no pre-registration necessary)

Administrative office:

Ludwigstr. 28/front building, ground floor, room 020

phone: 0049-89-2180-2212 / 6912


Office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10-12 am, Thursday 2.30-4 pm

7.2 Student Advisory

If you have questions concerning your studies please do not hesitate to contact the Graduate Office. If your questions relate to exams and grades please contact the Exam-inations Office.

Graduate Office

Caroline Rupprecht

Schackstr. 4/IV, room 405

phone: 0049-89-2180-6951 (Wednesday to Friday)


Office Hours: Thursday 1-3 pm and on appointment

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7.3 Students Exchange Advisor

If you have questions concerning our academic exchange programs please contact:

http://www.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/studium/ausl_studium/index.html

Sarah Lehner, M.Sc.

Schackstr. 4/IV, room 404

phone: 0049-89-2180-6902


Office hours: Wednesday 10:30 – 12:00 am

7.4 Student Representatives

wasti (Wissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Studentischer Interessenvertretung)

http://www.fs-bwl-vwl.lmu.de

Ludwigstr. 28/front building, ground floor, room 07

phone: 0049-89-2180-2021


Office hours: Wednesday 2pm – 4pm

7.5 Libraries

Library for Economics and Business Sciences

http://www.ub.lmu.de/bibliotheken/bibs-a-bis-z/0500/index.html

Ludwigstr. 28/I front building

phone: 0049-89-2180-2601

Opening hours:

Monday-Friday 8am-10pm, Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 9am-6pm

REFERENCE LIBRARIES

Library of the Seminar for Public Finance http://www.fiwi.econ.lmu.de/service/bibliothek/index.html

Ludwigstr. 28/front building

phone: 0049-89-2180-2245

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Opening hours: Monday and Thursday 9am - 12pm

(additional opening hours during lecture period are to be found on the homepage!)

Library of the Center for Economic Studies

http://www.pe.econ.lmu.de/service/bibliothek/index.html

Schackstr. 4/II, room 206

phone: 0049-89-2180-3112

Opening hours: Monday - Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-3pm

During semester break: Monday - Friday 10am-3pm

Library of the Seminar of International Economics

http://www.iwb.econ.lmu.de/bibliothek/index.html

Ludwigstr. 28/front building

phone: 0049-89-2180-2446

Opening hours: Tuesday and Thursday: 12pm-2pm

Library of the Seminar for Economic History

http://www.econhist.econ.lmu.de/bibliothek/index.html

Ludwigstr. 33

phone: 0049-89-2180-2756

Opening hours: During lecture period: Monday and Wednesday: 10am-4.30pm, Tuesday and Thursday 1pm–4.30pm

University Library (Zentralbibliothek München)

http://www.ub.lmu.de

Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1

phone:+49 89/2180-2428 (Secretary) or 2180-2429 (Information)

Opening hours: During lecture period:

Issue and Return Desks: Monday -Friday 9am - 10pm

General Reading Room: Monday - Friday 8am-12pm, Saturday – Sunday 9am – 10pm

Bavarian State Library

http://www.bsb-muenchen.de/index2.html

Ludwigstraße 16

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phone: 0049-89-28638-2322 (Information)

Opening hours: Issue and Return Desks: Monday -Friday 10am - 7pm

General Reading Room: Monday -Sunday 8am - 12pm

Student’s library – Textbooks for students

http://www.ub.lmu.de/bibliotheken/bibs-a-bis-z/0050/index.html

Leopoldstr. 13, House 1 (Schweinchenbau)

phone: 0049-89-2180-9489

Opening hours: Monday - Friday 8am-8pm

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7.6 CIP-Labor (PC-Pool)

Ludwigstraße 28 / Front Building, 1st floor

phone.: 0049-89-2180 3816

Office hours:

Monday - Friday 9am - 9pm, Saturday 10am - 4pm During semester break: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4pm

Technical attendance during office hours

(for changes see homepage: http://www.fit.bwl.lmu.de)

WLAN-Helpdesk: http://helpdesk.campus.lmu.de/wlan/index.html

Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, room F009 phone: 089/ 2180-3555

Office hours: see homepage

7.7 Language Center

Joint language centre of the departments for law, business administration and economics

http://www.jura.lmu.de/fakultaet/fachsprachenzentrum/index.html

Ludwigstr. 29, Room 14

phone: 0049-89-2180 6345


7.8 Alumni-Club (Alumni Association)

Münchner Volkswirte ALUMNI-Club e. V.

Schackstr. 4/ II, Room 201

phone: 0049-89-34 29 64


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7.9 Women’s representatives

Women’s representative (Department)

Dr. Anna Gumpert

Akademiestr. 1, room 352

phone: 0049-89-2180 3232


Vice representatives

Anastasia Driva, M.Sc.

Ludwigstr. 33

phone: 0049-89- 2180 - 2943


Dr. Silke Englmaier

Schackstr. 4/ IV

phone: 0049-89-2180-2218

email: [email protected]

Dr. Kristina Czura

Ludwigstr. 28, Back building

phone: 0049-89-2180-2926


Lisa Spanting, M.Sc.

Giselastr. 10

phone.: 0049-89-2180-9787


Women’s representative (University)

Dr. Margit Weber, Akad. Oberrätin

Vice representatives

see homepage: http://www.frauenbeauftragte.lmu.de/frauenbeauftr/stellv/index.html

Office

Schellingstraße 10/II

phone: 0049-89-2180-3644


Office hours: Monday-Friday 9am - 12pm

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7.10 Dean’s Office / Department of Economics

Office

Therese Bierbach

Schackstr. 4/IV

phone: 0049-89-2180 2327


Dean / Director

Prof. Dr. Carsten Eckel

Ludwigstr. 28, Front building


Vice Dean

Prof. Dr. Uwe Sunde

Schackstr. 4/IV


Dean of Studies

Prof. Dr. Gebhard Flaig

Schackstr. 4/II


Dean of Research

Prof. Dr. Klaus Schmidt

Ludwigstr. 28 / Back Building


Vice Director (Department)

Prof. Dr. Joachim Winter

Ludwigstr. 33

e-Mail: [email protected]

Head of Administration (Department)

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Dr. Silke Englmaier

Schackstr. 4/ IV


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8 Chairs and Seminars at the Department of Economics On the following pages you can find short profiles of our faculty members. Please see the respective homepages for up-to-date information.

Prof. Dr. Daniel Baumgarten – Junior Professor for International Trade

URL: http://www.en.trade.vwl.lmu.de

Professor

Prof. Dr. Daniel Baumgarten

Office hours:

on appointment

E-Mail: [email protected]

Adress: Ludwigstr. 28/ III front building

room 415

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-3104

Research

Empirical analyses in the areas of International Trade and Labour Economics, with a particular focus on issues where both areas intersect.

Teaching

Empirical International Trade

Final thesis

Please contact Prof. Baumgarten

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Prof. Dr. Davide Cantoni, Ph.D. – Seminar for Economic History

URL: http://www.econhist.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/personen/professoren/cantoni

Professor Prof. Davide Cantoni, Ph.D.

Office hours: Friday 11 am

E-mail: [email protected]

Address: Ludwigstraße 33 / IV

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-3169

Research

Economic History, Political Economy, Applied Microeconomics

Teaching

Economic History, Political Economy, Econometrics

Final thesis

Please contact Prof. Cantoni

Library

Opening hours: Monday & Wednesday 10 am-4.30 pm and Tuesday & Thursday 1 pm-4.30 p m phone: 0049-89-2180-2756, E-mail: [email protected]

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Prof. Dr. Carsten Eckel – Chair of International Trade and Trade Policy

URL: www.intecon.vwl.uni-muenchen.de

Professor Prof. Dr. Carsten Eckel

Office hours: on appointment


Secretary: Marion Kobras

[email protected]

Address: Ludwigstr. 28/III front building

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-5824

Research

Multinational Firms, International Economics, Industrial Organization, Macroeconomics

Teaching

Macroeconomics (open economies), International Economics

Final Thesis

Prerequisite: lecture and/or seminar with Prof. Eckel

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Prof. Dr. Florian Englmaier – Seminar for Organizational Economics

URL: www.orgecon/prof_englmaier/index.html

Professor Prof. Dr. Florian Englmaier



Secretary: Manuela Beckstein

[email protected]

Address: Kaulbachstr. 45

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-5643

Research

Economics of Organizations, Contract Theory, Education Economics, Industrial Eco-nomics, Political Economics

Teaching

Economics of Organizations, Microeconomic, Methods

Final Thesis

Prerequisite: lecture and/or seminar with Prof. Englmaier

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Dr. Matthias Fahn – PostDoc Seminar for Organizational Economics

URL: http://www.orgecon.econ.uni-muenchen.de/personen/postdocs/fahn/index.html

Assistent Professor Dr. Mattias Fahn




[email protected]

Address: Kaulbachstr. 45, Room 002

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-5644

Research

Economics of Organizations, Contract Theory

Teaching

Economics of Organizations, Microeconomic, Methods

Final Thesis


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Prof. Gabriel Felbermayr, Ph.D. – CES-ifo Professor for Economics Head of Department International Trade – ifo Institute

URL: http://www.cesifo-group.de/felbermayr-g

Professor: Prof. Gabriel Felbermayr, Ph. D.

Office hours: Wednesday 11am – 12pm

(after pre-registration)


Address: Poschingerstr. 5

81679 München

Phone: 089 / 9224-1428

Research

International Trade in empirical and theoretical Dimension

Teaching

International Trade, Migration, Foreign Direct Investment, Gobalization

Final Thesis

Please contact Prof. Felbermayr

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Dr. Lisandra Flach – Post-Doc Chair of International Trade and Trade Policy

URL: https://sites.google.com/site/lisandraflach

Assistant Professor: Dr. Lisandra Flach



Secretary: Marion Kobras

[email protected]

Address: Ludwigstr. 28 front building,

Room 414

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-2277

Research

International Trade and Applied Econometrics, Industrial Organization and Devel-opment

Teaching

International Trade

Final Thesis

Please contact Lisandra Flach

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Prof. Dr. Gebhard Flaig – Seminar for Econometrics

URL: www.oekonometrie/professoren/prof_flaig/index.html

Professor Prof. Dr. Gebhard Flaig

Office hours: Tuesday, 2 - 3 pm


Address: Schackstr. 4/II

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-2956

Research

Business Cycle Research, Forecasting, Institutions and Labor Markets

Teaching

Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Production and Productivity

Final Thesis

Please contact Prof. Flaig

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Prof. Dr. Andreas Haufler – Seminar for Economic Policy

URL: http://www.ecpol.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/personen/professoren/haufler

Professor Prof. Dr. Andreas Haufler

Office hours: Thursday, 10 - 11 am


Secretary: Renate Schwirtz

[email protected]

Address: Akademiestraße 1/II

80799 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-2278

Research

International taxation, fiscal federalism, political economics

Teaching

Public Economics, Advanced Topics in Taxation

Final Thesis

Prerequisite: lecture and/or seminar at the Seminar for Economic Policy

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Prof. Dr. Gerhard Illing – Seminar for Macroeconomics

URL: www.sfm.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/personen/illing/index.html

Professor Prof. Dr. Gerhard Illing

Office hours: Tuesday, 2-3 pm


Secretary: Agnès Bierprigl

[email protected]

Address: Ludwigstr. 28 / RG

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-2127

Research

Concepts of game theory and information economics applied to financial markets, macroeconomics and institutions.

The focus is on financial crises and their policy implications. Teaching

Macroeconomics, Monetary Theory, International Finance.

Final Thesis

Can be found on the website

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Prof. Dr. Martin Kocher – Seminar for Behavioral Economics and Exper-imental Economics

URL: www.experimentalforschung.vwl.uni-muenchen.de

Professor Prof. Dr. Martin Kocher

Office hours: Monday, 2:15 - 3:15 pm


Secretary: [email protected]

Address: Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1

80539 München

Visitors: Giselastraße 10, Raum 311

Phone: 089 / 2180-9742

Research

Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Public Economics, Evaluation

Teaching

Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Microeconomics, Managerial Economics

Final Thesis


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Prof. Dr. Kai Konrad – Honorary Professor at the Department of Eco-nomics,

Director at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competi-tion and Tax Law

URL: www.en.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/people2/professoren/honorar_prof/konrad

Professor Prof. Dr. Kai Konrad



Secretary: Athina Grigoriadou

[email protected]

Address MPI Marstallplatz 1

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 24246 - 5250

Research

Public Finance, Political Economy, Economic Policy

Teaching

Public Finance, Political Economy, Economic Policy

Final Thesis

please contact Prof. Konrad

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Dr. Johannes Maier – Post Doc Seminar for Economic Theory

URL: http://www.et.econ.uni-muenchen.de/personen/postdocs/maier/index.html

Assistant Professor: Johannes Maier

Office hours:

on appointment


Secretary: Tamilla Benkelberg

[email protected]

Address: Ludwigstr. 28 / back building

Room 06

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-3677

Research

Behavioural Economics, Experimental Economics, Decisions under Uncertainty

Teaching

Microeconomic, Behavioral Economics, Industrial Economics

Final Thesis

Please contact Johannes Maier

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Prof. Dr. Dalia Marin – Seminar for International Economics

URL: http://www.iwb.econ.uni-muenchen.de/personen/professoren/daliamarin/index.html

Professor Prof. Dr. Dalia Marin

Office hours: Monday, 4.30-5.30 pm, on appointment


Secretary: Eva Tehua-Maqdissi

[email protected]

Address: Ludwigstraße 28 / front building

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-2446

Research Globalization and the Firm Organization, Corporate Governance and the Theory of the Firm, Globalization and Inequality, European Integration and Eastern Enlargement

Teaching Empirical Economics, Macroeconomics, International Trade, Globalization , European Integration and Eastern Enlargement

Final Thesis

Prerequisite: lecture and/or seminar at the Seminar for International Economics, Information can be found on the homepage

Library Ludwigstr. 28/front building, room 221 Opening hours: Tuesday and Thursday 12-2 pm

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Prof. Dr. Volker Meier – Interim Professor

URL: www.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/personen/zz_professoren_alt/prof_ls/volker_meier

Professor Prof. Dr. Volker Meier



Secretary: Ulrike Gasser/Renate Meitner

[email protected]

Address: Schackstr. 4/I

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-6261

Research

Public Economics, Labour Economics, Social Policy

Teaching

Public Economics, Economic Policy

Final Thesis

Please contact Prof. Meier

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Takeshi Murooka, Ph.D. - Post Doc Seminar for Economic Theory

URL: http://www.et.econ.uni-muenchen.de/personen/postdocs/takeshi-murooka/index.html

Assistant Professor: Takeshi Murooka

Office hours:

(on appointment)



[email protected]


Room 05

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-2107

Research

Behavioral Economics, Theoretical Industrial Organization, Microeconomic Theory

Teaching

Behavioral Economics, Industrial Organization, Microeconomics

Final Thesis

Please contact Takeshi Murooka

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Prof. Dr. Karen Pittel – CES-ifo Professor for Economics Head of Department Energy, Environment and Exhaustible Resources - ifo Institute

URL: www.cesifo-group.de/pittel-k

Professor Prof. Dr. Karen Pittel



Address: Ifo Institut

Poschingerstr. 5

81679 München

phone: 089 / 9224-1384

Research

Energy, Climate, Exhaustible Resources, Growth and Sustainability

Teaching

Environmental Economics, Natural Resources, Growth and Sustainability, Climate, Energy

Final Thesis

Please contact Prof. Pittel

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Prof. Panu Poutvaara, Ph.D. – CES-ifo Professor for Economics Head of Department International Institutional Comparisons - ifo Insti-tute

URL: www.cesifo-group.de/poutvaara-p

Professor Prof. Panu Poutvaara, Ph.D.



Address: Ifo Institut

Poschingerstr. 5

81679 München

Phone: 089 / 9224-1372

Research

Migration, Fiscal Federalism, Intergenerational Transfers, Political Economics

Teaching

Migration, Fiscal Federalism, Intergenerational Transfers, Political Economics

Final Thesis

Please contact Prof. Poutvaara

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Prof. Dr. Klaus M. Schmidt – Seminar for Economic Theory

URL: www.et.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/personen/professor/schmidt

Professor Prof. Dr. Klaus M. Schmidt

Office hours:

Thursday, 2–3 pm (on appointment)



[email protected]


80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-3405

Research

Contract Theory, Game Theory, Behavioural Economics, Experimental Economics, Competition Economics and Competition Policy, Political Economics, Venture Capital Finance

Teaching

Micro I and II, Game Theory, Graduate Courses on Contract and Game Theory

Final Thesis

Prerequisite: lecture and/or seminar with Prof. Schmidt

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Prof. Dr. Monika Schnitzer – Seminar for Comparative Economics

URL: www.compecon.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/personen/schnitzer

Professor Prof. Dr. Monika Schnitzer

Office hours: Tuesday, 11 am – 12 pm


Secretary: Karin Fritsch

[email protected]

Address: Akademiestraße 1 / III

80799 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-2519

Research

Multinational Firms, Trade, Industrial Organization, Corporate Governance and Corporate Control, Contract Theory

Teaching

Industrial Organization, Microeconomics

Final Thesis

Prerequisite: lecture and/or seminar at the Seminar for Comparative Economics

Library:

Opening hours: Monday and Wednesday 9 am - 12 pm, Thursday 9 am – 16 pm

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Andreas Steinmayr, Ph.D. – Post Doc Empirical Economic Research

URL: https://sites.google.com/site/andreassteinmayr

Assistant Professor Andreas Steinmayr, Ph.D.




Address: Ludwigstr. 33

Room 346/IV

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-2898

Research

Applied Econometrics, Labor Economics, Economics of Migration, Economics of Edu-cation, Political Economic

Teaching

Microeconomics, Empirical Economic Research

Final Thesis

Please contact Andreas Steinmayr

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Dr. Till Stowasser – PostDoc in the Seminar for Organizational Econom-ics

URL: http://www.orgecon.econ.uni-muenchen.de/personen/postdocs/stowasser/index.html

Assistant Professor: Dr. Till Stowasser




[email protected]

Address: Kaulbachstr. 45

Room 002

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-5644

Research

Health Economics, Applied Economics, Political Economics, Insurance Economics, Behavioral Economics

Teaching

Insurance Economics, Methods, Economic Foundations and Applications of Risk

Final Thesis


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Davide Suverato, Ph.D. – PostDoc in the Seminar for Economic Policy

URL: http://www.ecpol.econ.uni-muenchen.de/personen/postdocs/suverato/index.html

Assistant Professor: Davide Suverato. Ph.D.



Secretary: Renate Schwirtz

[email protected]

Address: Akademiestr. 1

Room 258

80799 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-2249

Research

International Trade Theory and Dynamics, Labor Market Frictions, Macroeconomics with Heterogeneous Agents

Teaching

Public Economics, International Trade

Final Thesis

Please contact Davide Suverato

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Prof. Dr. Uwe Sunde – Professor for Population Economics

URL: http://www.popecon.vwl.lmu.de

Professor Prof. Dr. Uwe Sunde



Secretary: Susan Fay

[email protected]

Address: Schackstr. 4/IV

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-1281

Research

Population Economics, Economic Development.

Teaching

Macroeconomics, Growth Theory, Labor Economics, Personel Economics

Final Thesis

Prerequisite: lecture and/or seminar with Prof. Sunde

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Prof. Dr. Christoph Trebesch – Junior Professor for Public Finance

URL: http://www.pubfin.vwl.lmu.de

Professor Prof. Dr. Christoph Trebesch



Secretary: Ulrike Gasser/Renate Meitner

[email protected]

Address: Schackstr. 4/I

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-5718

Research

Public Debt and Default, International Finance, International Migration

Teaching

Public Finance, International Finance, Financial Markets, Political Economy

Final Thesis

Prerequisite: lecture and/or seminar with Prof. Trebesch

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Dr. Martin Watzinger – Post Doc in the Seminar for Coparative Econom-ics

URL: http://www.en.compecon.econ.uni-muenchen.de/staff/postdocs/watzinger/index.html

Professor: Dr. Martin Watzinger



Secretary: Karin Fritsch

[email protected]

Address: Akademiestr. 1 / III

80799 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-3953

Research

Innovation

Teaching

Managerial Economics

Final Thesis

Information can be found on the homepage http://www.compecon.econ.uni-muenchen.de/studium_lehre/bachelorarbeiten/index.html

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Dr. Sebastian Watzka – Post Doc in the Seminar for Macroeconomics

URL: www.sfm.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/personen/postdocs/watzka/index.html

Professor: Dr. Sebastian Watzka

Office hours: On appointment


Secretary: Agnès Bierprigl

[email protected]

Address: Ludwigstr. 28 / RG

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-2128

Research

Monetary Policy, Financial Crisis, Unemployment, Business Cycles

Teaching

Macroeconomics, Monetary Theory, International Finance.

Final Thesis


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Prof. Dr. Joachim Winter – Seminar for Empirical Economics

URL: http://www.empwi.vwl.lmu.de

Professor Prof. Dr. Joachim Winter

Office hours: Thursday, 9.30 am-12.30am,

and on appointment



Address:

Ludwigstraße 33/III

80539 München

Phone: 089 / 2180-2898

Research

Savings, Portfolio and Insurance Decisions; Design and Analysis of Household Surveys; Experiments on Individual Preferences and Decision-making

Teaching

Empirical economics; Applied Econometrics

Final Thesis

Prerequisite: lecture and/or seminar with Prof. Winter

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Prof. Dr. Ludger Wößmann – CES-ifo Professor for Economics Head of Department Human Capital and Innovation - ifo Institute

URL: http://www.edu.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/

Professor Prof. Dr. Ludger Wößmann



Address ifo Institute Ifo-Institut

Poschingerstr. 5

81679 München

Phone: 089 / 9224-1699

Research

Education Economics, Growth Economics, Innovation Economics, Economic

History

Teaching

Education Economics

Final Thesis

Prerequisite: lecture and/or seminar with Prof. Wößmann

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Prof. Dr. Timo Wollmershäuser, Interim Professor at the Chair in Public Finance

URL: www.fiwi.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/personen/professoren/wollmershaeuser

Professor Prof. Dr. Timo Wollmershäuser

Office hours: see homepage



Address: Ludwigstraße 28, front building

80539 München

Phone 089 / 2180-2875

Address ifo institut: Poschingerstr. 5

81679 München

Phone: 089 / 9224-1406

Research

Dynamic Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy, Time Series Analysis

Teaching

Macroeconomics

Final Thesis

Prerequisite: lecture and/or seminar at the Chair in Public Economics

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