Core Electives in MEcon

Students cover 16 - 26 ECTS credits with core electives in the Master of Economics.

The core electives for the MEcon are divided into core courses and other core electives. From the core courses at least three courses (12 ECTS) must be taken.

Additional courses will be credited towards the other core electives and the independent electives respectively.

Core Courses (at least 3 courses)
Course	Specialisation	ECTS	Lecturer	Language	Semester
7,260 Topics in Industrial Organisation	Digitization and Data Analytics Managerial Economics	4	Prof. Dr. Stefan Bühler	EN	Autumn
7,315 Theory of Finance	Financial Economics	4	Prof. Ph.D. Paul Söderlind	EN	Autumn
9,268 Political Economics	Global Economy Public Policy	4	Prof. Dr. Roland Hodler	EN	Autumn
8,250 Advanced Macroeconomics III: Money and Prices	Financial Economics Global Economy Managerial Economics Public Policy	4	Ph.D. Martin Wolf	EN	Spring
8,252 Advanced Microeconomics III: Game Theory	Global Economy Public Policy	4	Prof. Dr. Stefan Bühler	EN	Spring
8,260 Public Economics - The Economics of Taxation	Global Economy Public Policy	4	Prof. Dr. Christian Keuschnigg	EN	Spring
8,262 Labor Economics - Theory and Applications (not offered in Spring 2023)	Managerial Economics Public Policy	4	Prof. Ph.D. Beatrix Eugster	EN	Spring
8,264 International Trade	Global Economy	4	Prof. Dr. Reto Föllmi	EN	Spring
8,272 Big Data Analytics	Digitization and Data Analytics	4	Prof. Dr. Ulrich Matter	EN	Spring
9,266 The Economics of Strategy	Managerial Economics Global Economy Financial Economics		Prof. Dr. Dennis Gärtner	EN	Spring
8,274 Corporate Finance, Banking and Venture Capital	Financial Economics Managerial Economics	4	Prof. Dr. Christian Keuschnigg	EN	Spring
8,278 Environmental Economics (as of Spring 2023)	Public Policy	4	Prof. Dr. Christian Keuschnigg Prof. Ph.D. Peyto Bonev	EN	Spring

Note: This course offering corresponds to the current planning status.

In the area "other core electives", you have a broader choice of courses. You can find the entire course offering in the official Course Catalogue Online.