Master Seminar “International Economic Policy”
Application and Registration
Students who would like to participate in the seminar write an e-mail with the subject “Seminar: International Economic Policy” to LSHefeker@uni-siegen.de. The application must include the following:
- Matriculation number
- 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 “International Economic Policy”.
- A list of all successfully attended courses thus far, this can be obtained via LSF. Please send a PDF-File.
The seminar topics will be assigned in a first step according to urgency (e.g. if the seminar is the last remaining examination for obtaining the Master’s degree) and topic preference sets. If several applicants would like the same topic, the topic is assigned by lot. Each topic will be assigned to at most one applicant. The maximum number of participants is 12. Applicants, who do not receive a topic are put on a waiting list and will succeed to seminar participation if slots become vacant. Application deadline is August 30, 2017. Applications may be sent via e-mail from now on. Applicants will be notified whether or not their application was successful by September 15, 2017 and in case of success will also receive their assigned topic on that date.
Successful applicants may then register for the seminar in LSF until September 29, 2017. De-registration is also possible until that date. Only registration in LSF guarantees the seminar slot, failure to do so until September 29, 2017 will void the successful application and the slot including the assigned topic will go to applicants on the waiting list, if applicable. Registering for the seminar without an assigned topic will result in failure and the loss of one of the three tries to successfully pass a seminar; do not register for the seminar if you have not been assigned a topic!
Please note the guidelines for application, registration and examination regarding seminars:
http://www.wiwi.uni-siegen.de/pruefungsamt/pruefungen/anmeldung_seminare/anmeldung_vwl_seminare.html?lang=de
(German only, sorry)
Deadlines and due dates
As of now Begin of the application period
August 30, 2017 End of the application period
September 15, 2017 Slots and topics assigned
September 29, 2017 End of the (de-) registration period in HIS-POS/LSF (Do not register if you are not assigned a slot and topic!)
October 17, 2017 Compulsory introductory meeting (19h s.t. – 20h, room US-A 223)
December 18, 2017 Submission deadline for the thesis, both printed and electronic copies
January 19, 2018 Seminar (9h – 18h, room US-A 235)
Topics
1. Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs): Why and to what effect?
2. CETA, TPP and TTIP: How to assess megaregionals?
3. The consequences of NAFTA (on US and/or Mexico)
4. The economic consequences of Brexit
5. Are global imbalances a problem?
6. How to leave a currency union?
7. Exchange Rate Regimes: dilemma or trilemma?
8. Should countries have capital controls?
9. Experiences with currency boards
10. Currency manipulation: problem and possible solutions
11. The Trump Trilemma: how consistent is US international economic policy?
12. From Washington to Barcelona – Why and how has the international development agenda been changed?
13. The implications of international trade on the environment