The lecture deals with theories of general economic policy and discussion of current economic policy topics:

• Goals of economic policy,
• Instruments and institutions of economic policy,
• Triad of regional, national and European economic policies,
• special fields of economic policy, in particular growth, employment, provision of public infrastructure and climate policy.

Learning objectives:

Students shall be given the ability to

• apply basic concepts of micro- and macroeconomic theories to economic policy issues
• develop arguments on how state intervention in the market can be legitimized from a welfare economic perspective
• derive theory-based policy recommendations

Recommendations:

Basic micro- and macroeconomic knowledge is required, especially as taught in the courses Economics I [2610012] and Economics II [2600014].

Workload:

Total effort at 4.5 LP is approx. 135 hours and consists of:

• Presence time: approx. 30 hours
• Self-study: approx. 105 hours

Assessment:

The examination takes place in the form of a written examination (60min) (according to §4(2), 1 SPO). The examination is offered every semester and can be repeated at any regular examination date.

• Klump, Rainer (2013): Wirtschaftspolitik. Pearson Studium
• Baldwin, Richard und Charles Wyplosz (2019): The Economics of European Integration, 6. Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, London
• Foliensatz zur Vorlesung
• Übungsaufgaben

Die Vorlesung wird im SoSe 2026 aufgrund eines Forschungssemesters nicht gelesen; Übung und Klausur finden statt.

Zugehörige Veranstaltung: Übungen zur Einführung in die Wirtschaftspolitik [2560281]
Vorbereitungsmaterialien finden Sie im Ilias.