Economics | Prof. Dr. Stefan Jungblut - Volkswirtschaftslehre

Economics: The Study of Microeconomic Decisions and Superordinate Markets

Economics is a part of the economic sciences. An economy includes private households, companies and stately institutions. Economics not only analyses the economic decisions of individuals, but also the decisions of individual national economies and their effects on the economy as a whole, including mergers of different national economies, such as the European Union (EU). Against this background, we deal with topics such as international monetary economics, financial markets, economic and growth theories and the concept of sustainability.

Teaching

We offer scientifically orientated teaching that not only teaches the basics of economics through economic theories, but also looks at specific topics such as (international) trade and European integration in detail.

Lectures

Bachelor Modules

Module name	Semester	ECTS	Language	Contact
M.184.1411 Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre	SS	10	GER
K.184.14111 Mikrotheorie				Prof. Dr. Jungblut Prof. Dr. Hehenkamp
K.184.14113 Makrotheorie Nebenfächler (Winfo, Wing, Lehramt und alle anderen Studiengänge)				Prof. Dr. Jungblut
M.184.2436 International Economics: International Finance	SS	5	ENG	Prof. Dr. Jungblut
M.184.2414 Economics of European Integration	WS	5	ENG	Prof. Dr. Jungblut

Master Modules

Module name	Semester	ECTS	Language	Contact
M.184.4414 Ausgewählte Themenbereiche der VWL	WS	10	GER	Prof. Dr. Jungblut

Final Theses

We take part in the centralised allocation procedure for final theses. The procedure distributes the students who wish to write a thesis fairly among the professorships. All information on the centralised allocation procedure.

For an application for a thesis every student should be interested in the topics and research areas of our chair and ideally be able to document this in their previous course of study.

The topics for theses are not fixed by Prof. Dr. Jungblut. It is possible to choose a self-motivated topic or to choose from a suggested topic area. It is possible to narrow down the topic before the application. The final determination of the topic takes place in individual consultation after the confirmation of supervision.

Research

Current research topics of the teaching and research unit are:

Workstations in the library of Paderborn University.

Monetary Economics and International Finance

International monetary system, international debt and international investment positions, European Monetary Union, as well as Lender of Last Resort function of the central bank, monetary stabilization at times of crises, coordination of expectations and beliefs

Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy

Incompleteness and imperfections in financial intermediation, non-convexities; multiple stationary states and indeterminate dynamic equilibria, coordination failures of private agents; financial crises and debt deflation

Students in lecture hall G at Paderborn University.

Growth and Business Cycle Theory

Convergence and catching-up, real and financial stability of dynamic adjustment processes, business cycle shocks and transmission mechanisms, as well as human capital accumulation, technological progress, and dynamics of structural unemployment