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Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Paqué Chair of international economics Bachelor seminar Introduction

Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Paqué Chair of international economics Bachelor seminar Introduction. Meetings. 19.04.2012: Distribution of topics, start of your reading time 03.05.2012: registration of your thesis, start of your working time 09.05.2012 and 10.05.2012:

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Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Paqué Chair of international economics Bachelor seminar Introduction

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  1. Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Paqué Chair of international economics Bachelor seminar Introduction

  2. Meetings • 19.04.2012: Distribution of topics, start of your reading time • 03.05.2012: registration of your thesis, start of your working time • 09.05.2012 and 10.05.2012: Bachelor seminar midterm presentation  09.30-17.00, G22A-004  11.00-17.00, G22A-210 • 14.06.2012: Hand in your thesis at the examination office • 03.07.2012 and 05.07.2012: Bachelor seminar final presentation • 10-11 , G22A-210

  3. Grading • 10 % midterm presentation • 60 % Bachelor thesis • 30 % final presentation • Attention: A 5.0 in one grade means that you completely fail!

  4. Topics Please register on the list!

  5. Where do I find further information? • IMF • Google –Scholar • Worldbank • OECD • ECB • Eurostat • European Parliament • Kiel Institute for the World Economy • CESifo • DIW • IAB • Bundesagentur für Arbeit • destatis • … • Wikipedia is NO source! • Only those sources that are available in English or German may be used!

  6. What we expect: • Your bachelor thesis has to be based on economic theory. • Show what you have learned in your lessons so far! • We would appreciate theoretical models and / or empirical support. • Your thesis should be based on the ideas and publications of other researchers. • Your find further information about the formatting requirements on our webpage: http://www.ww.uni-magdeburg.de/vwl-iw/ and the link „Theses“ • Your thesis consists of 20 +/-2 pages • One page consists of 2500 characters incl. blanks • Remember that economics is concerned with efficiency! Do more with less!

  7. Presentations • 10 minutes for the midterm presentation • 20 minutes for the final presentation

  8. The midterm presentation • Show how far you got with your thesis. • Introduce your literature. • Ask about obstacles or points you are not sure about! • Show further research questions in the field of your thesis and discuss with the audience if you should include them in your work.

  9. The final presentation • Introduce the basic reasoning of your thesis. • Provide some additional information that is not included in your written work. • Discuss further research questions connected to your topic. • Give a glance at the recent developments. • Lead over to the discussion part.

  10. Presentations • Please remember to send your presentations one day before the meetings (i.e. 2.7.2012 and 8.5.2012) to Mrs. Mohr via email as .ppt and .pdf.

  11. Contact information • Fabian Horn, M. Sc. • E-Mail:fabian.horn@ovgu.de • Telefone: +49-391-67-18175 • Room:G22/C 112 • Consultation: by agreement • Jessica Mohr, M. Sc. • E-Mail:jessica.mohr@ovgu.de • Telephone: +49-391-67-11345 • Room: G22/C 110 • Consultation: by agreement • Kateryna Khorkhordina, M. Sc. • Email: kateryna.khorkhordina@ovgu.de • Telephone: +493916712104 • Room: G22/D101 • Consultation: Do 14:00-15:00 and by agreement

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