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Current and previous lectures of Prof. Dr. Zohal Hessami


Ruhr-University Bochum
Summer 2024
  • Evaluation Studies in Health Economics (Seminar, MSc)
  • Economic Policy Theory (Lecture, BSc)
  • Teaching Economics in the Classroom (Seminar, MEd - joint with Nora Pösl)
Winter 2023/24
  • Social Policy Theory (Lecture, BSc)
  • Introduction to Economic and Social Policy (Lecture, BSc)
  • Electoral Systems, Incentives, Political Selection (Seminar, MSc)
Winter 2022/23
  • Social Policy Theory (Lecture, BSc)
  • Electoral Systems, Incentives, and Political Selection (Seminar, MSc
  • Teaching Economics in the Classroom (Seminar, MEd - joint with Karim Fereidooni)
Summer 2022
  • Big Data in Applied Economic Research (Lecture, MSc)
  • Evaluation Studies in Health Economics (Seminar, MSc)
  • Economic Policy Theory (Lecture, BSc)
  • Principles of Public Finance (Seminar, BSc)
Winter 2021/22
  • Social Policy Theory (Lecture, BSc)
  • Introduction to Economic and Social Policy (Lecture, BSc)
  • Electoral Systems, Institutional Reforms, and Political Selection (Seminar, MSc)
  • Covid-19 and Regional Disparities (Seminar, MSc)
Summer 2021
  • Economic Policy Theory (Lecture, BSc)
  • Principles of Public Finance (Seminar, BSc)
  • Teaching Economics in the Classroom (Seminar, MEd - joint with Karim Fereidooni)
Winter 2020/21
  • Social Policy Theory (Lecture, BSc)
  • Introduction to Economic and Social Policy (Lecture, BSc)
  • Electoral Systems, Institutional Reforms, and Political Selection (Seminar, MSc)
  • Covid-19 and Regional Disparities (Seminar, MSc)
Summer 2020
  • Economic Policy Theory (Lecture, BSc)
  • Evaluation Studies in Health Economics (Seminar, MSc)
  • Principles of Public Finance (Seminar, BSc)
  • Political Economy of Public Finances (Seminar, BSc)

University of Mannheim
Fall 2019
  • Big Data in Applied Empirical Research (Lecture, MSc)
  • Federalism and Local Public Finance (Seminar, BSc)
  • Incentives of Policymakers and Political Selection (Lecture, PhD)
Spring 2019
  • Business Economics II (Lecture, MSc)
  • Topics in Political Economy and Public Finance (Lecture + Tutorial, BSc)
  • Political Economy and Public Policy (Lecture, PhD)

University of Konstanz
Summer 2018
  • Topics in Political Economy and Public Finance (Lecture, BSc)
Winter 2017/18
  • Research Designs for Causal Inference in Public Economics (Lecture, MSc/PhD)
  • Doctoral Seminar in Public Economics (Seminar, PhD)
Summer 2017
  • Economics of Fiscal Federalism (Lecture, MSc)
  • Current Challenges for Economic Policy in Germany and Europe (Seminar, BSc)
  • Federalism, Regional Policy, and Local Public Finance (Seminar, BSc)
  • Doctoral Seminar in Public Economics (Seminar, PhD)
Winter 2016/17
  • Regional and Urban Economics (Seminar, BSc)
  • Corruption in the Public Sector (Seminar, BSc)
Summer 2016
  • Local and International Tax Competition (Seminar, BSc)
  • Economic and Political Consequences of Globalization (Seminar, BSc)
Winter 2015/16
  • Research Designs for Causal Inference in Public Economics (Lecture, PhD)
  • Current Challenges for Economic Policy in Germany and Europe (Seminar, BSc)
  • Federalism, Regional Policy, and Local Public Finance (Seminar, BSc)
Winter 2014/15
  • Economics of Fiscal Federalism (Lecture, MSc)
  • Topics in Political Economy and Public Finance (Lecture, BSc)
Summer 2014
  • Research Designs for Causal Inference in Public Economics (Lecture, PhD)
  • Doctoral Seminar in Public Economics (Seminar, PhD)
Winter 2013/14
  • Introduction to Economic Policy (Lecture, BSc)
  • Doctoral Seminar in Public Economics (Seminar, PhD)
Summer 2013
  • Political Economy of Public Finances (Seminar, BSc)
  • European Integration, the Euro, and the Public Debt Crisis (Seminar, BSc)
Winter 2012/13
  • Topics in Political Economy and Public Finance (Lecture + Tutorial, BSc)

University of Mannheim
Fall 2012
  • Political Economy of Sovereign Debt (Lecture, MSc)

University of Heidelberg
Summer 2008
  • Political Economy (Tutorial, MSc)
  • Public Finance I: Public Goods and Expenditures (Tutorial, BSc)
Winter 2007/08
  • Psychological Foundations of Economics (Tutorial, MSc)
  • Public Finance II: Theory of Taxation (Tutorial, BSc)
  • Economics and Psychology (Seminar, MSc) 
Summer 2007
  • Political Economy (Tutorial, MSc)
  • Public Finance I: Public Goods and Expenditures (Tutorial, BSc)