Master

Überblick

Die Wirtschaftsgeschichte untersucht die Entwicklung wirtschaftlicher Strukturen, Prozesse und Institutionen im historischen Kontext. In diesem Seminar analysieren wir zentrale wirtschaftliche Entwicklungen von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart und beleuchten deren Auswirkungen auf Gesellschaft, Politik und Technologie. Durch die Verbindung historischer Analysen mit wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Theorien gewinnen wir ein tieferes Verst ändnis für langfristige wirtschaftliche Veränderungen und deren Bedeutung für heutige Herausforderungen.

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Überblick

Not so long ago, economists did not study armed conflict. This field was considered outside of mainstream economics, as the canonical model in economics presupposes a peaceful setting whereby two agents trade goods or services out of their free will and for mutual benefit. Armed conflict, it was believed, does not fit into this canonical model and, therefore, does not need to be studied by economists. It was even believed that agents would not have a reason to go to war as long as trade took place because it would be too costly for them. The latter point may summarize the German position versus Russia before the current conflict: “Let us trade with Russia to keep the peace.” However, what if an agent (individual, group, or state) believes in having a comparative advantage in the use of violence? In that way, the agent may want to appropriate the goods/services by force\footnote{This seminar was inspired by the seminar of Prof. Dr. Philip Verwimp that he taught at the University of Göttingen in 2022.}.

Today, economists study the causes as well as the consequences of armed conflict and violence. Students will make their empirical contribution to the topic by conducting a literature review or analyzing micro- and macro-level data.

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Überblick

To understand the natural world we live in aids the efforts to tackle important environmental challenges such as climate change. Economic perspectives on the issue can specifically shed light on how natural resources can be more sustainably managed. This seminar covers both long standing and current topics in Natural Resources Economics. The topics focus on the socio-economic roles of natural resources with rigorous empirical papers studying different regions worldwide. The seminar extends the dialogue to the intervention frontiers where the effectiveness of environmental regulations and innovation is explored. Besides providing the subject matter knowledge, the seminar aims to encourage and train students to conduct independent, original economic research through scientific paper evaluation, own data analysis and presentation of findings.

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