Economics of Social Policy (Master Seminar)

Economics of Social Policy

Summer Semester 2025

  • Registration and topic selection for the Master Seminar “Economics of Social Policy” (Ökonomie der Sozialpolitik) on the topic of ‘Health Insurance and Labor Supply’ in SS 2025 is currently open. The individual topics will be assigned beginning February 17, 2025 until all 10 topics have been assigned, at the latest by April 22, 2025 (First Come, First Served; max. 10 participants). Registration for the seminar (with preferred topics) takes place via StudOn.
  • List of topics and literature: ÖKSP 2025 Topics
  • The seminar is offered in German, but the term paper and presentation can also be written and delivered in English.

Economics of Social Policy (Ökonomie der Sozialpolitik), Master, 5 ECTS

Course Type: Seminar

Offered: annually in the Summer Semester. Registration for the course occurs in the prior Winter Semester after the preliminary meeting.

Module number: 53084

Exam number: 30841 (written/oral)

Content: Selected economic analyses of social policy including ethical and economic foundations as well as institutional aspects

Language: The seminar is offered in German, but the term paper and presentation can also be written and delivered in English.

Contact Person: Prof. Matthias Wrede and N.N.

Seminar Topic in Summer Semester 2025

  • Health Insurance and Labor Supply (Krankenversicherung und Arbeitsangebot) – the list of topics and literature can be found here: ÖKSP 2025 Topics

Dates for Summer Semester 2025

  • Preliminary Meeting: February 3, 2025, 4:45 pm (ca. 1 hour), Findelgasse 7/9, Room 1.036
  • Course Registration: via StudOn (with topic preferences) after the preliminary meeting until April 22, 2025 at the latest (First Come, First Served; maximum 10 participants)
  • Exam registration/deregistration (SS 25): May 12/13, 2025
  • Written paper due (per Email): by June 13, 2025
  • Block-Seminar (Presentations): on July 3-4, 2025, Findelgasse 7/9, Room 1.036

Access to course materials, literature, registration: via StudOn

Visit our German language page for the list of seminar topics in previous semesters: Ökonomie der Sozialpolitik

 

Further information about this course can be found in the module handbook. For time and location please consult campo. Documents and materials are available on StudON.