Seminar Description
| General Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Title | Seminar New Challenges in Monetary Policy and Finance |
| Reference number | 273032 (PO 2017) |
| Semester | SoSe 2027 |
| When is it offered | SoSe only |
| General topic | Monetary Policy |
| Target group | BSc WiWi PO 2017: Skill area VWL BSc WiWi PO 2017: Skill area BWL |
| 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 | |
| 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. Central Bank Forecasting Errors 6. Monetary policy in the Digital Age 7. Monetary policy and climate change 8. Monetary Policy Reaction to the COVID crisis 9. Monetary Policy Reaction to Supply Side Shocks 10. Monetary Policy in Times of High Inflation |
| Procedure for assigning topics | Preference-based, if necessary lottery procedure |
| Type of pre-registration | via Web form |
| Schedule | |
| Pre-Registration | From , to , via web form. |
| Introductory event | On , from , Room . Compulsory attendance. |
| Course: introduction to scientific work | On , from . Room . Compulsory attendance |
| 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 | Upload via Stud.IP |
| Submission of presentation | One day before the presentation by Upload Stud.IP |
| Presentation event | On , AM - PM, at the Bundesbank head office. Compulsory attendance. |
