Master Research in Economics and Finance (953 [1])

A. Compulsory Modules (48 ECTS)

A.1. Individual Decisions and Markets (12 ECTS)

• 040157 KU [ en ] Microeconomics for Economics and Finance I (MA)
• 040205 KU [ en ] Microeconomics II (MA)

A.2. Growth, Business Cycles and Unemployment (8 ECTS)

• 040158 KU [ en ] Macroeconomics for Economics and Finance (MA)

A.3. Introductory Econometrics (10 ECTS)

• 040115 UE [ en ] UE Introductory Econometrics (MA)

A.4. Game Theory and Strategic Uncertainty (8 ECTS)

A.5. Econometrics II (10 ECTS)

B. Alternative Compulsory Modules (44 ECTS)

B.1. Economics (44 ECTS)

B.1.1. Advanced Macroeconomics (8 ECTS)

B.1.2. Electives in Research in Economics (20 ECTS)

• 040065 KU [ en ] Modelling bounded rationality (MA) - Smart heuristics and other alternatives to rational behavior
• 040168 KU [ en ] Topics in Economic Policy (MA)
• 040295 KU [ en ] Environmental Economics (MA)

B.1.3. Electives in Applied Economics (12 ECTS)

• 040122 SE [ en ] Topics in Behavioral and Experimental Economics (MA)
• 040140 KU [ en ] Competition and Regulation: Theory (MA)
• 040176 SE [ en ] VCEE: Seminar in Experimental Economics (MA)
• 040291 KU [ en ] Decision-making under risk and uncertainty (MA)
• 040295 KU [ en ] Environmental Economics (MA)

B.1.4. Seminar in Economics (4 ECTS)

• 040161 SE [ en ] Research Seminar in Microeconomics (MA)
• 040169 SE [ en ] Research Seminar in Macroeconomics (MA)
• 040231 SE [ en ] Vienna International Economics Seminar (MA)

B.2. Finance (44 ECTS)

B.2.1. Advanced Finance Courses (12 ECTS)

• 040109 KU [ en ] Asset Pricing 1 (MA)

B.2.2. Electives in Finance (28 ECTS)

• 040203 KU [ en ] Financial Crisis (MA)
• 390002 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Finance Paper Reading
• 390015 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Bayesian Econometrics I
• 390024 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Quantitative Methods
• 390044 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Advanced Topics in Finance
• 390052 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: PhD-Research Seminar
• 390063 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Financial Econometrics
• 390069 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Corporate Finance

B.2.3. Seminar in Finance (4 ECTS)

• 390004 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Finance Research Seminar
• 390007 UK [ en ] PhD-AW: Advanced Optimization
• 390010 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Continuous Time Finance
• 390011 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Topics in Empirical Asset Pricing

C. Master's Thesis Seminar (4 ECTS)

• 040142 SE [ en ] Conversatorium for Master Candidates (MA)