Macroeconomics is part of the module "Volkswirtschaftliche Grundlagen (1120)"
Textbook
N. Gregory Mankiw (2024): Makroökonomik. Schäffer Poeschel.
Videos to watch for this module
Videos of the German Federal Statistical Office:
Further reading, listening, and viewing recommendations
Rap battle videos on various schools of thought in economics from the Emergent Order Foundation:
The March of the History: Mises vs. Marx — The Definitive Capitalism vs. Socialism Rap Battle
Fear the Boom and Bust: Keynes vs. Hayek — The Original Economics Rap Battle
Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek — Economics Rap Battle Round Two
The Most Important Economic Schools of Thought | Economics Explained
Videos from the statistics department of the German Federal Employment Agency:
Gapminder identifies common misconceptions about global trends and uses reliable data to create clear educational materials. The independent Swedish foundation is neutral in politics, religion, and economics.
Module "Arbeitsmarktprozesse I: Arbeitsmarkttheorie und -statistik (1210)"
Textbook
George J. Borjas (2024): Labor Economics. McGraw Hill.
The e-book can be rented from McGraw Hill eBook.
Videos to watch for this module
Videos from the statistics department of the German Federal Employment Agency:
WZB: Weil mein Schatz ein Feuerwehrmann ist! Forschungsergebnisse zu Berufswahl und Datingchancen.
Further reading, listening, and viewing recommendations
Immigration
George J. Borjas: Costs of Immigartion - Economics Roundtable (Video, 54 minutes)
Minimum wage determination 2025
Inequality
Mismatch
IAB: Job vacancies & high unemployment – how does that work? (Video in German, 2:30 minutes)
In this video, Markus Biercher explains the mismatch between job vacancies and unemployment, why the two often don't go together, and what it takes to achieve a good balance. The head of the Regional Directorate North uses Schleswig-Holstein as an example to show why mismatch is such a widespread phenomenon throughout Germany.
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Personnel Economics is part of the module "Arbeitgeberberatung I: Unternehmen und Rekrutierung (1410)"
Module "Fortgeschrittene Personalökonomie (1770)"
Textbook
Peter Kuhn (2018): Personnel Economics. Oxford University Press.
The e-book can be rented from RedShelf or Vitalsource.
Sample chapters of the textbook, provided by Peter Kuhn:
Further reading, listening, and viewing recommendations
Video Lectures from Peter Kuhn on selected topics
Göbel, C. (2024): Personalökonomik und Mitarbeiterbindung - Mitarbeitende durch Anreize an Unternehmen binden. In: Jedrzejczyk, P., Moritz, R. und M. de Pinto (Hg.): Arbeitgeber kompetent beraten - Impulse von der Wissenschaft für die Praxis. wbv Publikation, Bielefeld.