Economics and Public Poliсу

Within this highly individualized master’s program, you deepen the methods you’ve already learned in the bachelor's program and supplement them with new methods to have the necessary tools for the analysis and solution of economic questions and problems. In specialized courses, the learned methods are practiced and applied to concrete economic issues, such as the computer-based simulation of economic policy measures. By the end of the program, you will be able to analyze economic questions independently and develop policy options as well as solutions for economic issues. In doing so, you will encounter the following questions, among others:

• What is the relationship between climate targets and economic growth and what are the consequences for optimal climate policy?
• How can the financial sector be regulated, taking into account stability requirements, while maintaining the benefits of a competitive environment?
• How can a fair tax system be implemented through a democratic process?
• What are the implications of demographic change for social security systems and how can pension, health, and long-term care insurance be financed sustainably, fairly, and efficiently?