Courses Master Display 2018-2019
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Course title | Project: Economics case studies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course code | EBP4003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECTS credits | 5,0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Level | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinator |
Trudie Schils For more information: t.schils@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goals |
After successfully finishing the project, students will be able to:
* apply knowledge of economic theory, approaches, perspectives, and methodologies to real-life problems and/or policy issues. * independently acquire new knowledge and skills which are relevant for tackling an economic problem. * translate a general problem into a specific (research) question, and make use of a relevant approach to obtain an answer. * communicate the outcomes of the analysis in general and the proposed solution in particular. |
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Description |
The project aims to give students a challenging opportunity to increase their knowledge of Economics and apply it to solve important economic problems/challenges. After a common introductory part, students will work in teams, tackling a particular case, relevant to a real-life economic decision maker (be it a business, a government, or a non-government organization). In case of a project involving a company for example, the goal is to provide an analysis of and/or a solution to the problem that the organisation in question could further develop and implement. Students are encouraged to use a wide range of methods and techniques including data analysis, theoretical modelling, simulation, experiments, etc.
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Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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