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

A. Compulsory Modules (48 ECTS)

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

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

A.3. Introductory Econometrics (10 ECTS)

• 040328 UE [ en ] UE Introductory Econometrics (MA)
• 040339 KU [ en ] Introductory Econometrics 2 (MA)
• 040371 VO [ en ] Introductory Econometrics (MA)

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

• 040066 KU [ en ] Game Theory (MA)

A.5. Econometrics II (10 ECTS)

• 040033 KU [ en ] Econometrics II (MA)

B. Alternative Compulsory Modules (44 ECTS)

B.1. Economics (44 ECTS)

B.1.1. Advanced Macroeconomics (8 ECTS)

• 040041 KU [ en ] Advanced Macroeconomics (MA)

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

• 040072 SE [ en ] OeNB Guest Lecture - Economics of Banking
• 040211 UK [ en ] Competition and Regulation: Quantitative Methods (MA)
• 040215 KU [ en ] International Trade (MA)
• 040216 KU [ en ] Macroeconomics and Inequality (MA)
• 040377 SE [ en ] ( MIXED ) WKW Guest Lecture - Generative AI for Economic Research
• 040381 KU [ en ] Economics of Labor Markets (MA)

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

• 040004 KU [ en ] Welfare Policies (MA)
• 040028 KU [ en ] Macroeconomic Policy (MA)
• 040048 KU [ en ] Behavioral Decision Making (MA)
• 040050 KU [ en ] Behavioral Welfare Economics (MA)
• 040055 KU [ en ] Digital Economics - Micro (MA)
• 040196 KU [ en ] Money and Banking (MA)
• 040211 UK [ en ] Competition and Regulation: Quantitative Methods (MA)
• 040246 SE [ en ] VCEE: Seminar in Experimental Economics (MA)
• 040256 KU [ en ] Panel Data Econometrics (MA)
• 040370 KU [ en ] Empirical Environmental Economics (MA)
• 040376 KU [ en ] Empirical Energy and Environmental Economics (MA)
• 040379 KU [ en ] Contracts and Organizations (MA)
• 040399 SE [ en ] Topics in Behavioral and Experimental Economics (MA)
• 040832 KU [ en ] Behavioral and Experimental Economics (MA)
• 040923 KU [ en ] Public Economics (MA)

B.1.4. Seminar in Economics (4 ECTS)

• 040042 SE [ en ] OMDS/VGSE Research Seminar in Microeconomics (MA)
• 040054 SE [ en ] OMDS/VGSE Research Seminar in Macroeconomics (MA)
• 040380 SE [ en ] Vienna International Economics Seminar (MA)

B.2. Finance (44 ECTS)

B.2.1. Advanced Finance Courses (12 ECTS)

• 040176 KU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Asset Pricing 1 (MA)

B.2.2. Electives in Finance (28 ECTS)

• 040041 KU [ en ] Advanced Macroeconomics (MA)
• 040181 KU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Advanced Asset Pricing (MA) - Asset Pricing 2
• 390014 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Statistical Learning
• 390027 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) PhD-VGSF: Advanced Market Microstructure
• 390044 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) PhD-VGSF: Advanced Topics in Finance
• 390063 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Financial Econometrics
• 390080 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Asset Pricing - Empirical Asset Pricing

B.2.3. Seminar in Finance (4 ECTS)

• 390026 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) PhD-VGSF: Finance Paper Reading - Common Ownership
• 390027 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) PhD-VGSF: Advanced Market Microstructure
• 390028 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Stochastic Control and related topics with financial applications
• 390052 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) PhD-VGSF: PhD-Research Seminar
• 390059 SE [ en ] PhD-VGSF: Empirical Corporate Finance
• 390064 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) PhD-VGSF: Finance Research Seminar

C. Master's Thesis Seminar (4 ECTS)

• 040006 SE [ en ] Conversatorium for Master Candidates (MA)