6 ECTS credits
170 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1021098BER for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
The course aims to deepen the student’s insights into the social and political dimensions of contemporary economic processes. More specifically, it offers a systematic analysis of two interlinked transversal developments: the rise in inequality and increasing financial instability (culminating into the global financial crisis of 2008). The course aims to develop a thorough understanding of the sources and consequences of these developments from a political economy perspective. After giving a historic overview of the international economic system and the main schools of thought in political economy, various policy domains will be examined, including: socioeconomic policy (social security, labour market organisation and the welfare state); macroeconomic policy (shifts in paradigms in monetary and fiscal policymaking); tax policy (the problem of international tax competition and the battle against tax evasion and avoidance); corporate governance (regulation of firms and multinational organizations); financial policy (the management of financial crises and the regulation of the financial sector).
Syllabus possibly supplemented with academic papers.
Learning outcomes:
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Not applicable.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Social Sciences: Communication Studies
Bachelor of Social Sciences: Political Sciences
Bachelor of Social Sciences: Sociology
Bachelor of Social Sciences: Startplan