Economics,
Department
Juristische und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät at the Uni Halle-Wittenberg
Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre und Bevölkerungsökonomie
- Große Steinstraße 73
- 06099 Halle (Saale)
- Phone: +49 345 55-23300




General remarks
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Degree courses with details
Further information provided by the department
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Special features regarding teachingLectures in cooperation with the Institute of Economic Research Halle, employees of the IWH are included in the teaching, the work placements and jobs for student assistants at the IWH. A variety of inter-disciplinary specialisation options, which incorporate the latest research trends in the teaching. Imparting interface skills, communicating knowledge of empirical economics with high political relevance under the conditions of a pluralistic democracy; modern didactic concept with interactive events, lectures in English.
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Special features regarding the international orientationFor the Bachelor's, there is an English-language "Business Economics" course that is geared specifically to international students. For the Master's, there are two double-degree courses, one of which is on Economics (European and International Economics). This course is offered together with the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milan.
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Exchange universities for stay abroadsUni Budapest, Ungarn; Uni Bratislava, Slovakei; Uni Salamanca, Spanien; Uni Santander, Spanien; Uni Oviedo, Spanien; Uni katowice, Polen; Uni St-Denis, Frankreich; Universite Paris 12 - Val de Marne, Frankreich; Universita degli studio di Cassino, Italien; Universita degli studi di Parma, Italien.
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Special features regarding the equipmentThe Economics area has four generously equipped PC pools and is a leader in multimedia teaching thanks to its link to the Teaching and Learning Centre at the University. The campus used by the Economics faculty boasts comprehensive (and naturally free) WiFi access for all University members. Access to detailed econometric databases via the IWH.
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Special features regarding research activitiesGovernance research as an inter-disciplinary focus. "Empirical Economics and Political Consulting" centre of competence. Empirical Economics analyses economic contexts on an empirical basis, develops quantitative models and uses them for prognoses and the guidance of politics based on the effects of economic policy measures. The key area is characterised by the cooperation with the Institute of Economic Research in Halle (IWH), which is one of the major German economic research institutes.
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Support for foundersAt the Martin Luther University's Department of Economics, it is not so much the Economics chairs that contribute to business start-ups.
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Other special featuresThe whole subject of Economics is offered. In addition, many areas of special public interest that go beyond the classic Economics areas are covered, in particular Economic History, Health and Behavioural Economics, Business Ethics, Financial Markets and Financial Market Regulation, as well as Environmental Economics. The department's teaching program emphasizes application-related work with economic data across all content-related topics and thus enables skills acquisition in applied econometrics and statistics.
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Further information on research activitieshttps://www.wiwi.uni-halle.de
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Further information about study entry phasehttps://www.prologe.uni-halle.de/
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Information on access restrictionshttps://www.wiwi.uni-halle.de/studium/studienangebot/




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