Seminar Profile
| General Details | |
|---|---|
| Seminar title | Seminar Energy Prices and Household Finance |
| Course code(s) | 273036 |
| Academic session | Summer Term 2026 |
| Course availability | Summer Term |
| Course content | Household Energy Pricing and Household Finance |
| Target group / area (Zuordnung) | BSc WiWi PO 2017: Major Area VWL BSc WiWi PO 2017: Major Area BWL |
| Number of participants | 20 |
| Course language | German or English |
| Location | internal seminar |
| Industry partner | None |
| Timetable | Block course Session 1 (15.04.26 13:00 – 14:00): Introduction - Room 442 (1501) Session 2 (23.04.26 12:45 – 16:00): Household energy prices, energy burdens, and energy poverty - Room 332 (1501) Session 3 (30.04.26 12:45 – 16:00): Pricing structures, contracts, and heterogeneous household outcomes - Room 332 (1501) Meeting(s) to discuss term paper outline Session 4 (25.06.26 14:00 – 18:30): Term paper presentations - Room 112 (1501) |
| Completion of term paper | during lecture period |
| Requirements and Academic Support | |
| Objectives | Scientific research skills, in-depth knowledge of household energy pricing, consumption behavior, and financial impacts on households |
| Prerequisites | Microeconomics, econometrics/statistics (recommended) |
| Introductory course to academic research | No |
| Formal guidelines | None |
| General literature | Core literature provided in the introductory session |
| Basic literature to introduce each topic | yes |
| Methodology | Literature-based work, writing and presentation techniques, interpretation and discussion of econometric/statistical or model-theoretical argumentations, potentially simple statistical analyses |
| Specialised software | None |
| Recommended word processing software | MS Word/ LATEX (recommended) |
| Length of term paper | About 12 Pages |
| Meeting(s) to discuss outline | Min. 1 |
| Performance requirements / evaluation [indicate weighting] | Term paper [50%], presentation [30%], oral participation in the seminar [20%], compulsory attendance |
| Examiner(s) | Prof. Dr. Maximilian Todtenhaupt |
| Contact person | MSc. Nils Domenz |
| Group Assignments and Topics | |
| Group assignment | Yes |
| Group size | 3-4 students |
| Group formation | Preference-based |
| Topics | An overview of the topics will be provided in the Kick-off session (15.04.26) |
| 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 | Session 1 (15.04.26; 13:00 - 14:00) |
| Topic assignment | Self-organized |
| Formal (binding) registration | 21.04.2026 |
| Commencement of seminar paper | 21.04.2026 |
| Submission of seminar paper | 19.06.2026 |
| Submission of presentation | After the presentation |
| Presentation | 25.06.2026 |
