Political Institutions, the Economy, and Financial Markets (formerly Political Economy)

In this course, we study how self-interested politicians form the economy. First, we will consider how the voting process, lobbying or bureaucratic interests shape politics and economic policy. In examples, we will then see how political events and political risks influence financial markets and corporate governance.

In this course, you will learn to apply economic reasoning to different (also non-economic) aspects of the world, but we will also see how economic decisions and voting are sometimes driven by non-rational aspects. You will understand the background of political decisions, and learn how to anticipate the impact of government policies on business operations.

Target Group:
Elective course for Bachelor students with the major "Financial Management" and "Business and Economics"
Elective course for Bachelor students with the minor "Economics"
Elective course for Master students 'Taxation'

Term:
Winter Term
This course is part of the international fall term from October-Christmas.

from Winter Term 24/25 the module will be offered every two years

Time:
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Tutorial:      tba

Instructors:
Lecturer: tba
Tutorial:   tba

ECTS:
5 ECTS

Language:
English

Restrictions:
none

Registration:
via KU Campus

Course Description:
see this PDF

Course Documents:
see Ilias

Exam Dates:
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