Seminar "Development Economics" (MEPS) (Summer term 2019)

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Application and Registration

Students who would like to participate in the seminar write an e-mail with the subject "Seminar: Development Economics" to LSHefeker@uni-siegen.de. The application must include the following:

1. Matriculation number
2. A set of your five most preferred topics, ranked highest to lowest preference of all announced topics. Alternatively, you may also suggest a topic on your own from the field of "Development Economics".
3. A list of all successfully attended courses thus far, including grades. Please send a PDF-File.

The seminar topics will be assigned according to urgency (e.g. if the seminar is the last remaining requirement for the Master’s degree) and indicated preferences. If several applicants choose the same topic, the topic is assigned by drawing a lot. Each topic will be assigned only once. The maximum number of participants is 15. Applicants who do not receive a topic are put on a waiting list and can join the seminar if slots become vacant. Application deadline is February 28, 2019. Applications are accepted beginning now. Applicants will be notified whether or not their application was successful by March 15, 2019 and in case of success will also receive their assigned topic.
Successful applicants must register for the seminar examination in unisono until March 29, 2019. De-registration is also possible until that date. Only registration for the examination in unisono guarantees the seminar slot, failure to do so until March 29, 2019 will result in the loss of the seminar slot. Registration for the seminar without an assigned topic will result in failure (grade 5.0), so do not register for the seminar without having been assigned a topic!

Please note the guidelines for application, registration and examination regarding seminars, "Volkswirtschaftliche Seminare" (in German only, sorry) : https://pafak3.wiwi.uni-siegen.de/info/pruefungen/seminare/

Deadlines and due dates

As of now	Begin of the application period
February 28, 2019	End of the application period
March 15, 2019	Slots and topics assigned
March 29, 2019	End of the (de-) registration period in unisono (Do not register if you are not assigned a slot and topic!)
April 16, 2019	Compulsory introductory meeting (19h s.t. – 20h, room US-D 312)
June 21, 2019	Submission deadline for the thesis, both printed and electronic copies
July 5, 2019	Seminar 8.30h – 18h, room US-A 010

 

  

Topics

1. Institutions and Development
2. Corruption
3. Economic Development and Structural Change
4. Inequality and Growth
5. Dutch Disease I: Natural Resources
6. Dutch Disease II: Oil
7. Dutch Disease III: Other Sources
8. Natural Resources I: The Resource Curse
9. Natural Resources II: Institutional Quality
10. Economic Development and the Environment
11. Trade and Development
12. Debt Accumulation and Debt Relief