Institutional Economics

Students are able to develop their own theory-based arguments in debates regarding topics in the Economics of Institutions at the constitutional level (including issues of multi-level governance emerging w.r.t. global issues such as climate policy) as well as at the level of current debates regarding reforms of in areas such as social security or competition policy. Moreover, they are able to apply suitable methods of microeconomics and game theory for analyzing those problems.

 

  • Microeconomic foundations of collective institutions
  • Co-ordination, conflict, and the role of public rules and their enforcement
  • Distortion and consistency in Public Decision Making
  • Efficiency and beyond: Normative aspects of Institutional Economics
  • Institutions of a Mixed Economy: Issues of stabilisation
  • Institution of a Mixed Economy - Issues of social security and distribution
  • Institutions of a Mixed Economy: the patent system and beyond
  • Institutions of a Mixed Economy: Regulation of financial markets

 

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Head of Institute

Univ.-Prof. Dr.

Michael Finus

Universitätsstraße 15/F4
8010 Graz

Phone:+43 316 380 - 3450

Staff

Bianca Watzke, M.A.

Phone:+43 316 380 - 7113

Irene Hye, M.A.

Phone:+43 316 380 - 3448