Teaching
The chair offers courses in the different areas of public finance. In addition, we train the students in scientific methods. It is our aim to give the students a profound understanding of government activities and to train them in analytic thinking.
Information about teaching
Bachelor Courses
Winter Term
Summer Term
We currently do not offer any Bachelor courses in Summer Term
Master Courses
Winter Term
- Seminar 'Current Issues in Tax Policy'
- International Transfer Pricing and Income Allocation (is expected to be offered in winter semester 25/26)
- Political Institutions, the Economy, and Financial Market (formerly: Political Economy (only for Master 'Taxation'))
Summer Term
- Tax Policy
- Tax Research
- Multinational Firms and their Taxation (will not be offered in Summer Term 2025)
Doctoral Studies
Winter Term
Summer Term
Bachelor and Master Theses
We supervise Bachelor and Master theses on tax policy and other topics related to public economics. To write your thesis at the Chair of Economics, esp. Public Economics, it is necessary to fulfil certain requirements: You should have successfully completed two of our courses for writing a Bachelor thesis. (Students who do not fulfil this requirement may be considered too, but only as an exception to the rule.) Moreover, you must fulfil the requirements laid out by the examination regulations.
You can write your Bachelor or Master thesis at our chair choosing one of our suggested topics. (see here for Bachelor (just ask us for the password)) You can also come up with own ideas if they fit into the areas of research and teaching of our chair. Feel free to contact us. The KU Research Institute for Taxation centrally assigns Master theses.
Please find more information here.
Letter of Reference
Our chair supports applications by highly committed and talented students for scholarships and studies abroad by providing a letter of recommendation. Find more information here.