Seminar Description
| General Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Title | Seminar New Challenges in Monetary Policy and Finance |
| Reference number | 272052 (PO 2017) |
| Semester | WiSe 2022/2023 |
| When is it offered | WiSe only |
| General topic | Monetary Policy |
| Target group | BSc WiWi PO 2017 |
| Amount of places | 20 |
| Language | Deutsch |
| Event place | internal seminar |
| Practice partner | Bundesbank Hauptverwaltung in Bremen, Niedersachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt, Georgsplatz 5, 30159 Hannover |
| Event cycle | Block Event |
| When do you have to write the paper | during the semester |
| Requirements and Support | |
| Goal setting | Scientific work, deepening knowledge of the current challenges in monetary and financial policy |
| Required prior knowledge | Previous courses in “Makroökonomik” and “Geld, Währung und Finanzmärkte” and “Geldpolitik” are recommended |
| Supporting course for the introduction to scientific work | Online materials |
| Formal requirements | To be determined within the framework of the information on scientific work at the beginning of the course |
| General literature | Basic literature on the individual topics will be announced in the introductory event |
| Starting literature available | Yes |
| Methodology | Literature work, possibly simple statistical analyzes |
| Special software used | No |
| Recommended word processing software | LATEX or MS Word |
| Word scope of the term paper | 12 |
| Outline meetings | Min. 1, max. 3 |
| Performance requirements / evaluation including weighting | Compulsory attendance, verbal participation in discussions [5%], presentation [25%], seminar paper (individual work) [70%] |
| Examiner | Prof. Dr. Lena Dräger |
| Contact Person | Sebastian Eiblmeier |
| Group Work and Choice of Topics | |
| Work in groups | Possible if a topic is selected twice |
| Group size | Max. 2 |
| Procedure for the composition of the groups | Preference based |
| Topics |
1. Monetary policy and financial stability 2. The consequences of persistently low nominal interest rates 3. The undesired and/or unexpected effects from Quantitative Easing 4. The limits of forward guidance as a monetary policy instrument 5. Monetary policy in the Digital Age 6. Monetary policy and climate change 7. Monetary policy reaction to the COVID-19 crisis in Europe 8. Monetary policy reaction to the COVID-19 crisis in the US 9. Fiscal policy reaction to the COVID-19 crisis in Europe 10. Fiscal policy reaction to the COVID-19 crisis in the US
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| Procedure for assigning topics | Preference-based, if necessary lottery procedure |
| Type of pre-registration | Web form (will be here activated on October 10th, 2022) |
| Schedule | |
| Pre-Registration | 10.10.22-14.10.22 via the web form |
| Introductory event | Scheduled for Friday, 21.10.22, from 9:15-10:45 am. Room to be announced |
| Topic assignment | During the introductory event |
| Binding registration | During the introductory event |
| Start of processing seminar paper | With the binding registration on the date of the introductory event |
| Submission of seminar paper | Monday, January 13th, 2023 until 12 noon, by email to Sebastian Eiblmeier (eiblmeier@gif.uni-hannover.de) |
| Submission of presentation | Two days before the presentation by email |
| Presentation event | Friday, December 2rd 2022, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., room to be announced |
