Studienhandbuch | KS Labor Markets, Unemployment, and Migration

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Workload	Education level	Study areas	Responsible person	Hours per week	Coordinating university
6 ECTS	M1 - Master's programme 1. year	Economics	Daniel Schäfer	4 hpw	Johannes Kepler University Linz

Detailed information
Original study plan	Master's programme Economics (Economic Policy Analysis) 2022W
Objectives	Learn about the differences in labor market policies of industrialized countries; Develop an economic understanding of the impact of taxes, minimum wages, and active labor market policies on employment, unemployment, and labor market participation; Review facts about (national and international) migration flows and learn how labor markets adjust to migration; Study empirically the effects of various labor market policies and critically assess which policies are suitable for achieving desired labor market outcomes.
Subject	Income redistribution; Migration; Minimum wages; Employment protection; Active labor market policies.
Criteria for evaluation	Regular problem sets; Policy briefs incl. presentation; Final exam
Methods	For each subject, we begin with an overview of international key statistics, focussing on differences and similarities across countries. Subsequently, we discuss economic principles that are relevant for the design of public policies. Finally, we will discuss empirical evidence about the effects of various public policies on aggregate labor market outcomes.
Language	English
Study material	„Labor Economics“ by Pierre Cahuc, Stephane Carcillo, and Andre Zylberberg Selected articles covering the latest empirical evidence
Changing subject?	No

On-site course
Maximum number of participants	100
Assignment procedure	Assignment according to priority