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040252 UK Digital economics (BA) (2018S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 14.02.2018 09:00 to We 21.02.2018 12:00
- Deregistration possible until We 14.03.2018 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 01.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 02.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 08.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 09.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 15.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 16.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 22.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 23.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 12.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 13.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 19.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 20.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 26.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 27.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 03.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 04.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 11.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 17.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 18.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 24.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 25.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 01.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 07.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 08.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 14.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 15.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 21.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 22.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 28.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Friday 29.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course aims to provide an introduction to the phenomena associated with what is broadly referred to as the Digital Economy. It will use basic economic tools from Industrial Organization, Labor Economics and Macroeconomics to understand the main forces behind these developments. The course is intended for advanced students in the BA in Economics.
Assessment and permitted materials
The Assessment of the Course will depend on:
40% Endterm Exam (Take-Home Exam)
30% Class Presentation
30% Class Participation
40% Endterm Exam (Take-Home Exam)
30% Class Presentation
30% Class Participation
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
>85%, 1
>70%, 2
>60%, 3
>50%, 4
<50%, 5
>70%, 2
>60%, 3
>50%, 4
<50%, 5
Examination topics
1. Digital Economics: An Introduction.
2. Digital Marketplaces.
3. The 'Sharing Economy'
4. Privacy, Security, Fake News.
4. Labor in the Digital Economy.
5. Growth and Automatization.
6. Blockchain: Bitcoin and Beyond
7. Social and Ethical Perspectives
2. Digital Marketplaces.
3. The 'Sharing Economy'
4. Privacy, Security, Fake News.
4. Labor in the Digital Economy.
5. Growth and Automatization.
6. Blockchain: Bitcoin and Beyond
7. Social and Ethical Perspectives
Reading list
Industrial Organization. Bellaflame, P. and M. Peitz.
Matchmakers: The New Economics of Digital Platforms. Evans, D. and Schmalensee, R.
The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies. Brynjolfsson, E. and McAfee, A.
Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future. Brynjolfsson, E. and McAfee, A.
The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts. Susskind, R. and D. Susskind.
Blockchain... M. Gates.
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Bostrom, N.
Matchmakers: The New Economics of Digital Platforms. Evans, D. and Schmalensee, R.
The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies. Brynjolfsson, E. and McAfee, A.
Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future. Brynjolfsson, E. and McAfee, A.
The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts. Susskind, R. and D. Susskind.
Blockchain... M. Gates.
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Bostrom, N.
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