Global Economics I Master in Global Management Peter Schmidt October / November 2009 schmidt-bremen.de -> MGM

WHY study ( Global ) Economics ? What‘s it about ? MGM

Contents nIntroduction (s) nObjectives nMaterial / Web page nTeamwork nMarking nLet’s get started

Economics & Statistics ZEW Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung - Mannheim Peter Schmidt Who am I market. research. culture markt. forschung. kultur

Economics / social sciences = Society, people working together Econometrics / Statistics Research fields: Institute “Region & Trade” Cultural Economics Regional  Global Economic structure development Regional Economics / Development of Urban Areas and City Centres Economic Dynamics / Firm Foundations Bremen Institute of empirical Research in Trade and Regional Economic Structure Introduction II

Time Schedule  unit –  unit –  unit –  unit –  Fr, 9/109 – 2.30 pm  Mo, 12/101 pm – 4.30 pm  Mo, 2/119 – 4.30 pm  Fr, 6/119 – 2.45 pm  Mo, 9/119 – 2.45 pm

Objectives nTo understand (remember:) the basic problems of Economies & basic objectives of Economics / government decisions nTo understand international / Global Economics from theoretical and political point of view nTo take different viewpoints (of “global players”) and balance their arguments nTo use empirical Research Methods

Material nschmidt-bremen.de  MGM ( nCourse Material for download nTextbooks nInternet-Links nData

Teams n5 Teams – working together for the module nMixed gender / nationalities Tasks: nShort presentations + Final presentation (& discussion) incl. documentation (handout)

Marking Week: nGroup work during module (collective)20% nIndividual participation20% Wednesday, 19 th November: nFinal Presentation (oral) (collective) (+ discussion)15% nHandout Final Present. (collective)15% nFinal test (30 minutes) 30%

Teams

Teams and Tasks

Marking II Bremen Round nFinal Presentation (around min / team) All group members have to participate in the presentation and discussion nHandout Final Presentation –Not only thumbnail-slides, but +Statement / hypothesis (research question) +Material / literature, references +Summary + conclusion =Help for all participants

Schedule Global Economics I

Global Economics I Master in Global Management Peter Schmidt October / November 2009 schmidt-bremen.de -> MGM