Seminar Profile
| General Details | |
|---|---|
| Seminar title | Seminar Taxation in the Global Economy |
| Course code(s) | 379073 |
| Academic session | Spring Term 2026 |
| Course availability | Spring |
| Course content | Empirical research on taxation in the global economy |
| Target group / area (Zuordnung) | MSc WiWi PO 2018: Area Accounting, Taxation and Public Finance |
| Number of participants | 10 |
| Course language | English |
| Location | internal seminar |
| Industry partner | no |
| Timetable | Block course |
| Completion of term paper | during lecture period |
| Requirements and Academic Support | |
| Objectives | Students conduct their own empirical research projects on taxation in an international context |
| Prerequisites | Students should be familiar with basic econometric analysis (fixed effects regression, etc. |
| Introductory course to academic research | No |
| Formal guidelines | None |
| General literature | Gordon, Roger H. and James R. Hines Jr. "International taxation." Handbook of Public Economics 4 (2002): 1935-1995. |
| Basic literature to introduce each topic | No |
| Methodology | Empirical research |
| Specialised software | Stata, R, or other statistical software |
| Recommended word processing software | LATEX or MS Word |
| Length of term paper | max. 5 pages |
| Meeting(s) to discuss outline | 1-2 |
| Performance requirements / evaluation [indicate weighting] | · attendance, oral participation (20%) · presentation of own research (35%) · discussion of other research (15%) · term paper (30%) |
| Examiner(s) | Prof. Dr. Maximilian Todtenhaupt |
| Contact person | Prof. Dr. Maximilian Todtenhaupt |
| Group Assignments and Topics | |
| Group assignment | no |
| Group size | - |
| Group formation | - |
| Topics | Students conduct their own empirical research project on a topic related to tyxation in an international context. Possible topics include (but are not limited to)
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| Assignment of topics | preference-based |
| Initial registration | Not required; sign up for updates in the Stud.IP course system. |
| Process Schedule | |
| Initial registration / application | Not required; sign up for updates in the Stud.IP course system. |
| Initial discussion / topic discussion / kick-off meeting | Monday, April 13, 2026 |
| Topic assignment | April 13-19, 2026 (or during the kick-off meeting) |
| Formal (binding) registration | April 22. 2026, 2:00 pm |
| Commencement of seminar paper | April 22, 2026 |
| Submission of seminar paper | Initial sumission (compulsory): June 17, 2026, 2:00 pm Final submission: July 17, 2026, 2:00 pm |
| Submission of presentation | After presentation |
| Presentation | June 24, 2026; room: tba |
