Chair of Public Economics

Our teaching offer

For Master's students, we offer in-depths studies on selected issues in public finance. The lectures focus on two main topics: Behavioural reactions to taxes and corruption. In the Master's seminars, we deal with current topics and work on various research questions using qualified methods. We consciously rely on the innovative curiosity and scientific enthusiasm of our students.

Summer term 2024

Empirical Public Economics, Lecture and Exercise

You will learn to critically assess the latest empirical papers in the area of public economics and you will be taught how to apply modern econometric methods, which are commonly used in empirical public economics, to a variety of research questions. The overall focus of the lecture is on behavioural responses to taxation, covering real, shifting and evasion responses. When discussing the relevant literature, you will become acquainted with, amongst others, the following empirical approaches: natural and randomized field experiments, difference-in-differences estimations, instrumental variables, discrete-choice analysis, and panel data analysis.

No lecture in summer 2024. The next lecture will start in summer semester 2025.

Winter term 2024/25

Topics in Public Economics, Lecture and Exercise

This course familiarizes you with recent research on corruption and state capacity from a public economics perspective. You will be acquainted with empirical evidence on how much corruption there is, with the determinants of corruption, with the consequences of corruption for efficiency and economic growth as well as with different measures to fight corruption. In the course, we will cover both theoretical models and empirical evidence.

More information in autumn 2024.

Seminar in Public Economics

Put your skills to work by participating in a seminar in Public Economics:

More information in autumn 2024.

Seminar paper and Master thesis

Prof. Dr. Dwenger will have a research semester in summer 2024. Therefore, the supervision of Master's thesis will not be offered. Please contact one of the other chairs of the Department of Economics.


Here you can find general information regarding writing a thesis at our chair. If you are writing your thesis at our chair, please read the following documents. Please notice that we only supervise master theses of students who have successfully completed at least one master course from our field.

Afterwards, please write us a Mail: fiwi@uni-hohenheim.de.

Information on Plagiarism

Academic Writing Guidelines

Declaration of Originality

Declaration on the Use of Generative AI

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