„Economics is not a set body of knowledge about certain financial subjects. It is instead a method for
thinking about any subject. There can be an economics of anything – marriage, sport, crime, drug
trafficking, education, movies, and even, yes, sex. Economics is one route toward understanding
any aspect of human nature, and one of the most illuminating because of its analytical rigor.“
(Coyle 2004, S. xii)

During the course, selected empirical papers from each of the three areas will be discussed.

Practical sessions will introduce empirical models that explain, for example, variation in player
salaries, market values, wine prices and exits from the Catholic and Protestant churches in
Germany.

Das Seminar wird im Wintersemester 2026/27 von Herrn Prof. Dr. Bernd Frick gehalten.