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CDSEM

Zentrum für wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Doktorandenstudien
Center for Doctoral Studies in Economics & Management

Economics Program

General Structure

The PhD program in economics consists of 3 semesters of course work and extends over 3 to 4 years overall. During the first 3 semesters the student must take the compulsory courses in Microeconomics I, II and III, Macroeconomics I, II and III, Econometrics I, II and III, and must chose 4 field courses.

From the second semester on, students are required to participate in the weekly CDSEM doctoral seminar and the weekly faculty seminar.

The second and third year are mainly devoted to the writing of the thesis.

Students decide about their thesis supervisor and topic until the 3rd semester.

Program:

1st semester
2nd Semester
  1. Mathematics (compact course at the beginning of semester)
  2. Microeconomics I (2h course & 1h exercise)
  3. Macroeconomics I (2h course & 1h exercise)
  4. Econometrics I (2h course & 1h exercise)
  5. Microeconomics II (2h course & 1h exercise)
  6. Macroeconomics II (2h course & 1h exercise)
  7. Econometrics II (2h course & 1h exercise)
  8. CDSEM seminar
  9. faculty seminar
  1. Microeconomics III (2h course)
  2. Macroeconomics III (2h course)
  3. Econometrics III (2h course)
  4. Field Course I (2-4 h course)
  5. CDSEM seminar
  6. faculty seminar
3rd Semester
4th semester and higher
  1. Field Course II (2-4 h course)
  2. (If not yet taken) Field Course III (2-4 h course)
  3. (If not yet taken) Field Course IV (2-4 h course)
  4. CDSEM seminar
  5. faculty seminar
  1. (If not yet taken) Field Course IV (2-4 h course)
  2. thesis work
  3. Second-Year-Paper
  4. CDSEM seminar
  5. faculty seminar

Academic Year 2006/2007

Click here for the letter of the Director of the CDSEM to the first-year doctoral students in the academic year 2006/2007.

Click here for tentative weekly course plan in fall semester 2006 for the first year students.

Click here for the letter of the Director of the CDSEM to the second-year doctoral students in the academic year 2006/2007.

Academic Year 2005/2006

Click here for the letter of the Director of the CDSEM to the first-year doctoral students for their second semester (summer term 2006).

Click here for tentative weekly course plan in summer semester 2006 for the first year students.

Click here for the letter of the Director of the CDSEM to the first-year doctoral students and the course program in the academic year 2005/2006.

Click here for tentative weekly course plan in winter semester 2005/2006 for the first year students.

In the past field courses have been offered in the following fields:
  • Microeconometrics
  • Time Series Analysis
  • Semiparametric Methods
  • Asymptotic Econometrics
  • Game Theory
  • Auction Theory
  • General Equilibrium
  • Contract Theory
  • Labor Economics
  • Industrial Organization
  • International Trade
  • Growth Theory
  • Dynamic Macroeconomics
  • Political Economy
  • The History of Globalization
  • Capital Markets
  • Continuous Time Finance
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Financial Econometrics

Degree requirements

  1. Completion of the course program
  2. Completion, submission and acceptance of the thesis
  3. Thesis defense
  4. Degree: Dr. rer. pol.

See also program rules and Ph.D. regulations of the departments of economics and of business administration (only in German).

last modified: 10. 08. 2006