Instructors:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Roider
Event type:
Interactive class
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Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
- | 44
Comments/contents:
The course provides an introduction to advanced topics in organizational economics (i.e., the application of economic tools - theory, experiments, empirical studies - to foster our understanding of what affects the performance of organizations, such as firms or administrations).
?The course is organized around the following topics:
1. Introduction: Do Incentives Work?
2. A Primer on Incentive Theory
3. A Primer on Evidence from the Lab and the Field
4. Behavioral Contracting
5. Persistent Productivity Differences – What Do Managers Do?
6. Organizational Economics of the Public Sector 7. Learning about Organizations through Field Experiments
8. Authority and Leadership
Didactic concept:
The in-person phase consists of lectures that introduce the main topics. Subsequently and till the Zoom phase participants will write term papers that focus on a recent research paper. During the Zoom phase participants will give presentations that are based on the same research paper. We will form groups of 2-3 students that will focus on the same paper (both in the term paper and the presentation). Research papers will be allocated to students during the in-person phase.
The lectures will be streamed live.
https://uni-regensburg.zoom.us/j/63846578591?pwd=ZGhQUDgzRk04eVozb0hHU04zdzRXQT09
Literature:
Additional examination information:
1. Presentation (ca 30-45 min, 50%)
2. Written term paper (10 pages, 50%)
Group work (presentations and term papers) will be graded for the group as a whole, and each group member receives the same grade. Students who insist on individual grades must declare this in advance. More details will be provided during the in-person phase. Active participation in the general class discussions following the presentations is strongly encouraged and can upgrade your final grade by up to 0.4.
