Teaching
  • Bachelor
    • “Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik”, summer term, in German
    • “Einführung in die VWL für die Hörer der anderen Fachbereiche”, winter term, in German
  • Master
    • Modul “Economic Policy”, winter term, starting again from winter term 2026/27, 6 CP, in English, consisting of lectures
      • “Political Economics”
      • “Public Economics”
    • Modul “Arbeit und Soziales”, summer term, starting again from summer term 2027, 6 CP, in German, consisting of lectures
      • “Arbeitsmarkttheorie und Politik”
      • “Sozialpolitik”
  • Seminars for Bachelor and Master students, various topics, summer and winter term, 5 CP

Course information

Exam reviews will be announced below at the beginning of each semester.

Examination dates are published below and on TUCaN.

Registration for courses offered by our unit has to be done via TUCaN.

Teaching materials can be found on Moodle.

For office hours, please check the websites of the team members.

Summer Semester 2026

  • Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre (für Hörer anderer Fachgebiete): Monday, 13th of July 2026, 18:00-19:00
  • Module “Arbeit und Soziales”: Wednesday, 15th of July 2026, 11:40-13:10
  • Module “Economic Policy”: Friday, 17th of July 2026, 18:00-19:30
  • Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik: Monday, 20th of July 2026, 16:00-17:00

The locations will be announced at a later date.

Winter Semester 2025/26

For the winter term 2025/26, we offer an exam review of all exams of our chair

  • Einführung in die VWL
  • Arbeit und Soziales
  • Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

in presence.

The exam review will take place on Friday, 17th of April 2026, in room S103/312 with the following schedule (broken down by the first letter of the surname):

1. Einführung in die VWL

  • A-Bi 09:00-09:20
  • Bo-Eb 09:20-09:40
  • Eh-Ge 09:40-10:00
  • Go-Hec 10:00-10:20
  • Hem-Ken 10:20-10:40
  • Ket-Lie 10:40-11:00
  • Liu-Mü 11:00-11:20
  • Mu-Ra 11:20-11:40
  • Re-Schö 11:40-12:00
  • Schu-V 13:20-13:40
  • W-Z 13:40-14:00

2. Arbeit und Soziales

  • A-Z 14:00-14:20

3. Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

  • A-Z 14:00-14:20

Registration for the exam review is not necessary.

If you are unable to attend the exam review, you can authorize a representative. Your representative must provide us with the written power of attorney at the event.

Please bring a pencil and your photo ID and student ID with you.

Course very good good satisfactory sufficient insufficient
Political economics WS 22/23 36.4% 63.6% 0% 0% 0%
Sozialpolitik SS 2024 52.4% 42.9% 4.8% 0% 0%
Arbeitsmarkttheorie und Politik SS 2023 46.7% 46.7% 6.7% 0% 0%
Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik SS 2024 44% 44% 12% 0% 0%
Makroökonomie WS 22/23 27.9% 55.7% 13.1% 3.3% 0%
Einführung in die VWL WS 24/25 27.8% 61.1% 8.3% 2.8% 0%
Seminar: Aktuelle Themen der Wirtschaftspolitik SS 2024 55% 40% 5% 0% 0%
Course much better 1 2 3 4 5 much worse
Political economics WS 22/23 0% 90.9% 9.1% 0% 0%
Sozialpolitik SS 2024 14.3% 66.7% 19% 0% 0%
Arbeitsmarkttheorie und Politik SS 2023 20% 60% 20% 0% 0%
Public economics WS 19/20 12.5% 33.3% 45.8% 8.3% 0%
Makroökonomie WS 22/23 8.5% 50.8% 33.9% 6.8% 0%
Einführung in die VWL WS 24/25 10% 60% 26.7% 0% 3.3%
Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik SS 2024 29.2% 54.2% 12.5% 4.2% 0%

Students looking for topics for their final theses may choose among the ones provided below or approach us with their own suggestions.
A short and concise guide on how to write a final thesis (or a seminar paper) can be found here (PDF file) (opens in new tab). We strongly recommend to study the brochure at the start of your final thesis project.

  • Artificial Intelligence in Economic Learning Models (DE/ENG)

    Bachelor thesis

    This bachelor's thesis should explore the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) models into economic learning models, focusing on the use of AI in simulations as a substitute for human participants in laboratory experiments. Through a comprehensive literature review, the thesis should examine recent advancements in AI-driven agents, their effectiveness in simulating human behavior, and the implications for experimental economics. The study aims to assess the reliability and validity of AI agents in replicating decisions and decision-making processes, as well as the potential benefits and limitations of replacing human subjects with AI in economic research.

    If you are interested please contact Zeliha Özer via

    Supervisor: Zeliha Özer, M.Sc.

  • Climate as a Global Public Good (DE/ENG)

    Bachelor thesis

    The analysis should determine whether climate protection is a global public good and, if so, whether the classic free-rider problem inherent in public goods theory is present in this context, by doing a literature review. Within this framework, the effectiveness of international climate treaties and different governance mechanisms should be evaluated.

    If you are interested please contact Zeliha Özer via

    Supervisor: Zeliha Özer, M.Sc.

  • Demografischer Wandel und das Rentensystem: Welche Reformen sind ökonomisch sinnvoll? (DE)

    Bachelor thesis

    Der demografische Wandel stellt das deutsche Rentensystem vor große Herausforderungen. Immer weniger Erwerbstätige müssen für immer mehr Rentner aufkommen, was die Finanzierung der gesetzlichen Rente belastet. In der Bachelorarbeit soll mithilfe einer Literaturrecherche untersucht werden, wie sich der demografische Wandel auf das Rentensystem auswirkt und welche Reformen aus ökonomischer Sicht sinnvoll sind, um das System zukunftsfähig zu gestalten.

    If you are interested please contact Zeliha Özer via

    Supervisor: Zeliha Özer, M.Sc.

  • Programming and analysing an agent-based computational model

    Master thesis (30 CP), Master thesis

    Your task is to replicate the coding of an existing agent-based model using the platform Repast Simphony, or to code your model of choice using the platform Repast Simphony and analyse it. For the latter option, you may choose a textbook model you learned about during your studies, or a topic from another area of interest.

    If you are interested please contact Michael Neugart via .

    Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Michael Neugart

  • Replication study of an empirical research paper

    Master thesis (30 CP), Master thesis

    Your task is to replicate an empirical research paper with the data used in the original publication and add further robustness analyses, or to replicate the research paper using similar data, e.g. from another country.

    Guide for replication studies (PDF file) (opens in new tab)

    If you are interested please contact Darius Griebenow via or Michael Neugart via

    Supervisor: Darius Griebenow (M. Sc.) or Prof. Dr. Michael Neugart

You may use the following templates:

Word (ZIP file)

LaTex (ZIP file)

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