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The students receive a general overview about principles, concepts, terms & definitions, problems, schools, relations and interdependencies of Economics, Political Economy and Regional Policy.

They become familiar with selected literature and references, learn how to make use of these sources and to reflect them

•     Economic thinking
•  Disciplines, schools and selected representatives in economic sciences
•  Evolvement and development of economic sciences
•  Economic goals, relations, interdependencies and conflicts
•  Economic growth, investment, consumption and competitiveness
•  Market, state and regulation
•  Regional & locational policy
•  Economic figures in an international and regional context

Lecture with media support. Questions, answer & discussions on topics of practical relevance

written exam

Compulsory literature:

·       N. Gregory Mankiw, Mark P. Taylor: Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre, 5. Auflage. Schäffer-Poeschel, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-7910-3098-2

Additional literature:

·       Selected artices from qualified papers and journals, e.g. Handelsblatt, Zürcher Zeitung, Die Welt, Economist etc.

·       Paul A. Samuelson, Paul A., William D. Nordhaus: Volkswirtschaftslehre, 4., aktualisierte Auflage, Mi Wirtschaftsbuch, ISBN-13: 9783868800890

·       Peter Bofinger, Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre, Eine Einführung in die Wissenschaft von Märkten, 3., aktualisierte Auflage, Pearson, ISBN: 978-3-8273-7354-0