Institute of Macroeconomics Teaching Seminars Master
Seminar Empirical Economics (373001)

Seminar Empirical Economics (373001)

Seminar Profile

General Details
Seminar title permanent seminar title, irrespective of semester
Course code(s) 373001
Academic session Summer Semester 2025
Course availability SoSe
Course content content relating to the respective semester
Target group / area (Zuordnung)

MSc WiWi PO 2018: area Empirical Economics

Number of participants 20 
Course language  English
Location internal seminar
Industry partner no
Timetable  block course
Completion of term paper during lecture period
Requirements and Academic Support
Objectives Gaining experience in academic writing and empiric work.
Prerequisites Basic skills in R, Python or Stata.
Formal guidelines guide to academic research
Basic literature to introduce each topic Yes, see list of topics.
Methodology Empirical Methods
Specialised software R, Python, Stata
Recommended word processing software LATEX / MS Word
Length of term paper 15 pages
Performance requirements / evaluation  [indicate weighting] attendance, oral participation, etc. including percentage
Examiner(s) Prof. Gassebner
Contact person Prof. Gassebner
Group Assignments and Topics
Group assignment  no
Topics  list of topics
Assignment of topics  preference-based
Initial registration E-Mail to Prof. Gassebner
Process Schedule
Initial registration / application

Contact your supervisor (see topic list).

Topic assignment First come, first serve.
Formal (binding) registration 07.04.2025 via gassebner@mak.uni-hannover.de or drop-off in room I-056
Submission of seminar paper

30.05.2025, 23:59

Assignment of the paper you will be discussing 02.06.2025
Presentation 13.06.2025