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Public and Regional Economics

About us

Welcome to the chair for Public and Regional Economics


 

Professor
Dr. Thushyanthan Baskaran

 

Building GD, Room 03/343
Consultation on appointment


Address:
Chair of Public Finance and Economic Policy
Building GD, Floor 03, Room 347
Ruhr University Bochum
44780 Bochum

 

Tel: +49 (0)234 32 25336
Office Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am to 14:00 pm

 

E-mail: Sabrina.Ackermann@rub.de


New Bachelor Module "Seminar Political Economy"
Further information is available here: Information

Date for resit exam for the module "Grundlagen der Mikroökonomik" in summer semester 2023:
Further information is available here: Resit Exam

New Scholarship for economics students at Hertie School:
Further information is available here: Scholarship

 

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Advance Confirmation Bachelor Thesis
Information for exams
Registration and deregistration for the exams

Team

Alexander Sohl
Scientific assistant
Dr. Kim Leonie Kellermann
Post-Doc
Patrick Hufschmidt
Scientific assistant
Sabrina Ackermann
Employee in technology and administration
Prof. Dr. Thushyanthan Baskaran
Chair of the department
Dr. Bodo Knoll
Academic council

Teaching

Here you can find information regarding the courses offered by the chair for Public Finance and Economic Policy. For detailed course information choose a semester.

Information on:

Information about the courses in summer semester 2023


 

 

Please note the continuously updated information from the university and the Faculty of Economics.


 

Bachelor

 

Introduction to Public Economics


  • Lecture: Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., HGB 10; Wednesday 10 a.m.-12 p.m., HGD 30.
    (Different content will be discussed in two lectures per week. Both lecture dates should be visited.)
  • Tutorial: Several exercises and tutorials are offered. The dates will be announced shortly before the start of the winter semester
  • Office Hours: Registration via Moodle
  • Moodle Course: https://moodle.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/course/view.php?id=51603

Seminar Finanzwissenschaft


Seminar Political Economy


 

Master

 

Seminar Public Choice


Public Economics

A binding and valid exam registration (regardless of any additional selection procedure at the examining chair) must always be made via FlexNow within the published registration period. If there is no registration in FlexNow, there is no entitlement to an examination and no performance can be booked. The deadlines (separate for bachelor and master examinations) are published on the website http://www.wiwi.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pruefungsamt/termine/sose.html.de from the beginning of the semester. Changes and updates will also be posted on this page.

General information for seminar papers


 

 

On this website you can find some vitally important information for the preparation of your seminar papers as well as your Master thesis. We strongly advise you to read them carefully and respect the contained information while writing your paper.

Submission: The completed master/bachelor thesis has to be handed in twice as hard copy as well as electronically (CD, DVD) at the examination office.
The date of delivery has to go on file. Mind to burn do-Files and data on CD/DVD as well.
Please take into account the examination regulation.

 


 

 

Teaching offers

Study Type
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Public Economics
Lecture and Tutorial
5 contact hours
SS
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Seminar Political Economy
Block Seminar
2 contact hours
irreg.
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Grundlagen der Mikroökonomik
Lecture and Tutorial
6 contact hours
WS
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Seminar Public Choice
Block Seminar
2 contact hours
irregular
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Seminar Regional Economics
Block Seminar
2 contact hours
irregular
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Seminar Finanzwissenschaft
Block Seminar
2 contact hours
irregular

Publications

Cross-Border Effects of R&D Tax Incentives (2019), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3484384 (zusammen mit N. Riedel, T. Schwab, M. Todtenhaupt und J. Voget).

Patent Shifting and Anti-Tax Avoidance Legislations, in: CESifo DICE-Report, Bd. 17, Nr. 4 (2019), S. 25-29 (zusammen mit N. Riedel).

Der Minimalstaat. Zum Staatsverständnis von Robert Nozick, Baden-Baden 2018 (Hrsg.).

Cross-Border Effects of R&D Tax Incentives (2019), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3484384 (zusammen mit N. Riedel, T. Schwab, M. Todtenhaupt und J. Voget).

Patent Shifting and Anti-Tax Avoidance Legislations, in: CESifo DICE-Report, Bd. 17, Nr. 4 (2019), S. 25-29 (zusammen mit N. Riedel).

Der Minimalstaat. Zum Staatsverständnis von Robert Nozick, Baden-Baden 2018 (Hrsg.).

Public and Regional Economics

Chair for Public Finance and Economic Policy
Building GD, Floor 03, Room 347
Ruhr University Bochum
44780 Bochum

The chair belongs to the competence field:

CISE