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[ 971EML122LEPK22 ] KS (*)Labor Economics and Public Policy

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Es ist eine neuere Version 2023W dieser LV im Curriculum Masterstudium Sozialwirtschaft 2024W vorhanden.
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Workload Ausbildungslevel Studienfachbereich VerantwortlicheR Semesterstunden Anbietende Uni
3 ECTS M1 - Master 1. Jahr Volkswirtschaftslehre Bernhard Schmidpeter 2 SSt Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
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Quellcurriculum Masterstudium Economics (Economic Policy Analysis) 2022W
Ziele (*)By the end of the semester, students will be able to

  • Understand the theoretical basics of labor supply and factors influencing it
  • Understand factors that influence firms’ labor demand
  • Understand the importance of self-selection in determining labor market outcomes
  • Understand measures of wage and income inequality and recent trends and causes
Lehrinhalte (*)This course will give an understanding of some of the issues in contemporary labor economics, with an emphasis on the empirical side of the discipline. It will cover a mix of theoretical economics and econometric techniques. Topics covered include: introduction to empirical labor economics; labor supply and labor demand; self-selection; skills, tasks, and technology; trade and labor markets; discrimination and race; discrimination and gender
Beurteilungskriterien (*)In-class participation, assignments, exam
Lehrmethoden (*)Lecture, discussion, exercises
Abhaltungssprache Englisch
Literatur (*)Selected chapters in „Labor Economics“ by Pierre Cahuc, Stephane Carcillo, and Andre Zylberberg Selected chapters in “Labor Economics” by George Borjas Selected journal articles
Lehrinhalte wechselnd? Nein
Präsenzlehrveranstaltung
Teilungsziffer 100
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