Chair of Development Economics
and Global Political Economy










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Course offerings




Here you will find an overview of the courses offered by the Chair of Development Economics and Global Political Economy, as well as information on subject areas and the allocation process for final-year dissertations.












Courses






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Bachelorveranstaltungen Typ Dozent*in Sprache Semester ECTS Links
SoSe26 WiSe26/27 SoSe27 WiSe27/28 SoSe28
Makroökonomik II
VL

UE

TUT
 Fuchs / Birkholz Deutsch 6 Syllabus
EXA (VL)
EXA (UE)
EXA (TUT)
VWL in Aktion
VL
 Fuchs (joint with other Chairs) Deutsch 6 Syllabus
EXA
Introduction to Sustainable Development Studies II
S
 Fuchs Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA
Internationale Beziehungen und Entwicklungspolitik
VL
 Fuchs Deutsch 6 Syllabus
EXA
Einführung in die Entwicklungsökonomik
VL

UE
 Fuchs / Langlotz Deutsch 6 Syllabus
EXA (VL)
EXA (UE)
Seminar International Development Finance: Applied Research Using Stata
S
 Fuchs Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA
Seminar Innovative Data Sources in Economic Research
S
 Birkholz Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA










Master’s courses






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Masterveranstaltungen Typ Dozent*in Sprache Semester ECTS Links
SoSe26 WiSe26/27 SoSe27 WiSe27/28 SoSe28
Development Economics I: Macro Issues in Economic Development
VL

UE
 Fuchs / Mulyukova Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA (VL)
EXA (UE)
International Development Policy
VL

UE
 Fuchs / Kaplan Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA (VL)
EXA (UE)
African Development
VL
 Lay Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA
Seminar Sustainable Development, Trade, and Environment
S
 Martínez-Zarzoso Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA
Seminar Challenges of Economic Development in Latin America
S
 Nowak-Lehmann Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA
Seminar Trade-related and Macroeconomic Issues in Latin American Policy Making
S
 Nowak-Lehmann Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA
Seminar Empirical Analysis of Conflict and Development
S
 Langlotz Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA
Seminar Geospatial Analysis for Development Economics
S
 Birkholz / Guest lecturer Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA
Seminar Industrial Policies and Economic Development
S
 Mulyukova Englisch 6 Syllabus
EXA
Seminar Experimental Program Evaluation in Latin America
S
 Araujo Englisch ? ? 6 Syllabus
EXA
Seminar Results-Based Management in International Development Cooperation
S
 Pilgrim Englisch ? ? 6 Syllabus
EXA
Seminar Empirical Health Economics: Determinants of Health Outcomes in Developing Countries
S
 Priebe Englisch 6 Syllabus
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PhD / Master’s courses






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PhD / Masterveranstaltungen Typ Dozent*in Sprache Semester ECTS Links
SoSe26 WiSe26/27 SoSe27 WiSe27/28 SoSe28
Advanced Development Economics
VL

UE
 Fuchs / Langlotz (joint with other Chairs) Englisch 6
Syllabus
EXA
Research Colloquium of the Chair of Development Economics
K
 Fuchs Englisch EXA














THESES


We encourage you to pursue your own research ideas. You can contact Melanie Schmidt to request suggested topics for Bachelor’s and Master’s theses.








SELF-STUDY COURSES


The department offers self-study modules on the empirical analysis of economic data using R and Stata, as well as a course to prepare students for fieldwork:







LINKS


Here you will find further information on registering for Master’s seminars, as well as an overview of the courses offered in previous semesters.


















Do you have any further questions?


Please don’t hesitate to get in touch!




Professur für Entwicklungsökonomik und Globale Politische Ökonomie

Oeconomicum, Rooms 2.206-2.211

Platz der Göttingen Sieben 3

37073 Göttingen




lehrstuhl.fuchs[at]uni-goettingen.de