Master in Economics

Winter Term 2026/2027

Hyperinflations

Selection of topics

1. Quality of data during hyperinflations

2. Currency substitution during hyperinflations

3. Exchange rate determination during hyperinflations

4. Germany’s hyperinflation trauma

5. Select your own topic on hyperinflations

Organization

• Each seminar participant has to choose one topic from the selection above. Credit points are granted for preparing a term paper and presenting the results in form of a power point presentation. Students are expected to rely on academic articles and to present the findings contained therein.
• Topics will be assigned to students on a first-come, first-served basis. Students should register using the form below, stating the desired topic. Each topic will only be awarded twice.
• Each student has to prepare and submit a term paper comprising at least 15 pages. The term paper is supposed to contain a cover page, a table of contents, a reference list (bibliography) and – where applicable – an appendix. There are no style requirements, however, margins, font size, spacing and so forth should be chosen appropriately. Deadline for paper submission is January 10, 2027. Please upload your seminar paper to the following website: Upload seminar paper .
• Each student needs to prepare his/her own seminar paper and a power point presentation. The presentation is supposed to last about 20 minutes and should be uploaded to the following website: Upload presentation .
• The seminar will take place in the form of a block course on October 12, 2026 (kick-off-meeting) and January 11, 2027 (presentations) from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in room STA2, Am Stadtgraben 9.
• The final grade is based on the term paper (50%) and on the presentation (50%). Please be aware that enrollment for the class should be carried out at the examination office (Prüfungsamt) for the early deadline of the winter term 2026/2027 (vorgezogener Termin). Please register for the class on Learnweb. You will find the enrollment key in due on our website.
• 6 Credit points can be obtained for this class (Master, PO 2015). Course language is English only.
• Topics will be supervised by Lars Kranzmann. Students should send the outline and structure of the term paper before-hand via e-mail to Lars Kranzmann so that the contents can be discussed.