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Behavioral Public Economics (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Mario Mechtel

Inhalt: Based on numerous empirical and experimental insights, the field of behavioral economics emerged within the last decades and became an important part of mainstream economic research. Behavioral economists have contributed to the debates about many topics in public economics. This seminar will cover fundamental topics from this field. We will approach behavioral public economics from a pragmatic, policy-oriented perspective. Without talking too much about the fundamental question of whether the assumptions made in neoclassical theory are “valid”, we will raise different policy relevant questions and incorporate behavioral insights to test whether they improve policy outcomes. The lecture part of the seminar will briefly cover basics from behavioral economics (non-standard preferences, bounded self-control, imperfect optimization), while part II will focus on specific aspects of behavioral public economics research.

Masterprogramm Governance & Law: Staatswissenschaften - Public Economics, Law and Politics - Integration - Staat, Markt und Zivilgesellschaft

State, Market and Civil Society: The Role of Social Capital (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Stefan Kruse

Inhalt: In the context of civil society, democracy and development, social capital has become a preeminent concept. No other concept in the social sciences made a career comparable to social capital during the past two decades. The success of the concept of social capital is understandable, for it seems to provide a universal solution to the quintessential problem of society: What is it that holds societies together and makes people cooperate for mutual benefit and the public good, such that states, democracy, markets and institutions in general work? Social capital in its various meanings is the answer to this question given by an ever growing community of social scientists. This seminar makes students familiar with (1) the conceptual foundations of social capital, and the questions of (2) its measurement, (3) its sources, (4) its development, (5) its elements and (6) its economic and political impact, as suggested in major academic publications.

Masterprogramm Governance & Law: Staatswissenschaften - Public Economics, Law and Politics - Integration - Staat, Markt und Zivilgesellschaft