Teaching
We offer courses in statistics, (micro-)econometrics and empirical economic research and supervise empirical bachelor and master theses in this field. Further information about our courses, possible theses and the recommended curriculum can be found below. There you will also find information on the exchange programs we supervise with foreign partner universities.
Offered courses
In the division "Statistics and Empirical Economics" we offer the modules listed below. The respective module description can be found in the module handbook.
You have to register online via PAUL for all modules. The lecture notes are provided exclusively via PANDA.
Module name | Semester | ECTS | Language | Lecturer |
Assessment phase | ||||
W1471 - Fundamentals of Statistics I | WS | 5 | DEU | Sonja Lück |
W1472 - Fundamentals of Statistics II | SS | 5 | DEU | Hendrik Schmitz |
W1473 - Basics of applied statistics for business informatics specialists | SS | 5 | DEU | Hendrik Schmitz |
Profiling phase | ||||
W2473 - Introduction to multivariate statistics with SPSS | WS + SS | 5 | DEU | Sonja Lück |
W2474 - Introduction to Econometrics | WS | 5 | DEU | Sonja Lück |
W2478 - Empirical Economic Research with Stata | SS | 5 | DEU | Sonja Lück |
W2483 Applied Statistics | SS | 5 | DEU | Sonja Lück |
W3481 - Seminar Statistics and Empirical Economic Research | WS | 5 | DEU | Hendrik Schmitz |
W3485 - Empirical Economic Research | SS | 10 | DEU | Hendrik Schmitz |
Theses
We offer the opportunity to write bachelor's and master's theses. In principle, you can propose your own topic for a thesis or choose from a list of suggested topics from us. However, according to the examination regulations, there is no entitlement to a topic of your choice.
We participate in the central registration procedure for bachelor and master theses of the Faculty of Economics. The assignment of students to supervisors takes about one to one and a half months. After that, you will be informed by mail about acceptance and contact persons. If you have any questions about this registration procedure, you can contact abschlussarbeiten[at]wiwi.upb[dot]de. Please note that communication takes place exclusively by e-mail. If you enter an incorrect address or do not retrieve your messages, possible missed deadlines will be at your expense.
Information on the online application process can be found at this link.
In principle, every student of the University of Paderborn can apply for a thesis. However, you should be interested in the topics and research areas of our chair and ideally be able to document this in your previous course of studies. It is not necessary to include an exposé or a letter of motivation with the application.
Please check your respective examination regulations for the modalities for theses in your individual case.
Bachelor theses should be your own small empirical projects. If you have been assigned to our professorship through the central application procedure, you will get access to a Panda course. There you will find a list of suggested topics, a schedule, and further hints and guidelines. A list of topics for the current semester can be obtained from us upon request (verena.bade[at]uni-paderborn[dot]de).
Minimum requirements for a useful bachelor thesis are knowledge on the level of the modules "Introduction to Econometrics" or "Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung".
Especially own empirical theses take place under close coordination with the respective supervisor.
Master theses should be own small empirical projects in applied microeconometrics from the topics of labor economics, education economics, health economics or social policy in a broader sense. Prior attendance of the lecture "Microeconometrics" is strongly recommended. Ideal candidates will also have taken the seminar "Seminar Microeconometrics".
The selection of topics and the work on the Master's theses take place in close coordination with the respective supervisor.
Recommended curriculum
Some of our modules require knowledge from other modules. Therefore, we provide an overview of prerequisite knowledge and recommend the following course of study for the modules offered by Prof. Dr. Hendrik Schmitz and Dr. Sonja Lück.
1st semester | |||
W1471 Fundamentals of Statistics I | Dr Lück | WS | |
2nd semester | |||
W1472 Fundamentals of Statistics II | Prof. Dr Schmitz | SS | The contents of "Fundamentals of Statistics I" are a prerequisite. |
3rd and 4th semester | |||
W2474 Introduction to Econometrics | Dr Lück | WS | The contents of "Fundamentals of Statistics II" are assumed. |
W3485 Empirical economic research | Prof. Dr Schmitz | SS | The contents of "Fundamentals of Statistics II" are a prerequisite. |
4th, 5th or 6th semester | |||
W2473 Introduction to multivariate statistics with SPSS | Dr Lück | WS+SS | The contents of "Introduction to Econometrics" or "Empirical Economic Research" are assumed. |
W2478 Empirical economic research with Stata | Dr Lück (SS) | SS | The contents of "Introduction to Econometrics" or "Empirical Economic Research" are required. |
W2483 Applied Statistics | Dr Lück | SS | The contents of "Introduction to Econometrics" or "Empirical Economic Research" are required. |
W3481 Seminar Statistics & Empirical Economic Research | Prof. Dr Schmitz | WS | The contents of "Introduction to Econometrics" or "Empirical Economic Research" are a prerequisite. |
6th semester | |||
Bachelor thesis | Prof. Dr Schmitz | WS+SS | The contents of "Introduction to Econometrics" or "Empirical Economic Research" are a prerequisite. |
1st or 2nd semester | |||
W4475 Applied Microeconometrics using STATA | Dr Lück | SS | The contents of "Introduction to Econometrics" or "Empirical Economic Research" are assumed. |
W5489 Microeconometrics | Prof. Dr Schmitz | WS | The contents of "Introduction to Econometrics" or "Empirical Economic Research" are a prerequisite. |
3rd or 4th semester | |||
W5480 - Seminar Microeconometrics | Prof. Dr Schmitz | WS+SS | The contents of "Introduction to Econometrics" or "Empirical Economic Research" are a prerequisite. |
Master's thesis | Prof. Dr. Schmitz | WS+SS |
Exchange program
We supervise exchange programs with the following international partner universities: