Seminar Profile
| General Details | |
|---|---|
| Seminar title | Seminar Empirical Research |
| Course code(s) | 373017 |
| Academic session | Winter semester 26/27 |
| Course availability | only winter semester |
| 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 | Conducting (firtst) empirical research |
| Prerequisites (Recommended) | Prior knowledge of Stata, R or Python and Econometrics |
| Formal guidelines | guide to academic research guideline |
| Basic literature to introduce each topic | yes |
| Methodology | Empiric |
| Specialised software | R / Stata / Python |
| Recommended word processing software | LATEX / MS Word |
| Length of term paper | 15 - 20 pages. |
| Meeting(s) to discuss outline | Yes. |
| Performance requirements / evaluation | Seminar Thesis: 50% Presentation: 25% Discussant of other participant's paper: 12.5% Participation during the seminar: 12.5% |
| Examiner(s) | Prof. Gassebner |
| Contact person | Prof. Gassebner |
| Group Assignments and Topics | |
| Topics | list of topics |
| Assignment of topics | first-come-first-serve. |
| Initial registration | E-Mail to Prof. Gassebner |
| Process Schedule | |
| Formal (binding) registration | 19.10.2026 |
| Submission of seminar paper | 29.11.2026 23:59h |
| Assignment of discussants | 30.11.2026 |
| Presentation | 11.12.2026 |
