AØKK08137U Seminar: Labour Economics
MSc programme of Economics
The seminar is primary for students at the MSc of
Economics
The main component of the seminar is that each student will give a presentation and write a report on a topic of their choosing. The presentation and report should review and compare existing literature on a Labor Economics topic of their choosing. If interested, some students may also want to include a minor independent analysis, either empirical or theoretical. An example of this may be a replication of an existing empirical study or a minor extension of an existing theoretical model.
Seminar reports and presentations could for example be on the following topics:
- Labor supply and demand
- Education and human capital
- Wage formation
- Local labor markets
- Job search, unemployment and job reallocation
- Bargaining and minimum wages
- Active labor market policies
- Flexicurity and employment protection
The aim of the seminar is for students to get experience in doing research and working independently on a project. In particular the student are expected to get experience in how to approach a new topic or research question in the field of Labor Economics, find and synthesize existing knowledge on this topic, as well as possibly making an independent contribution to the field.
“Labor Economics” by Cahuc and Zylberberg
“Handbook of Labor Economics Volumes 1-4” by various authors.
First meeting:
September 7, 2016. Time: To be announced
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 1
- Project work
- 187
- Seminar
- 18
- Total
- 206
for enrolled students. More information about registration, schedule, rules, courses etc. can be found at the student intranet (KUnet) for courses (English) and student intranet (KUnet) for courses (Danish).
More information about seminars is available in KUnet for Study Programme (UK) and Study Programme (DK).
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentA written seminar paper in English
- Exam registration requirements
Attendance on the seminar. The mandatory commitment paper and seminar paper have been handed in at deadline.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
All papers in the seminar are allowed.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
up to 20 % censorship at the seminarpaper
- Exam period
Autumn 2016:
Deadline for submitting the commitment paper: Not later than October 1, 2016
Presentation days: November 15 and 16 (9-17)
Deadline for submitting the seminar paper: December 5, 2016 at 10 AM
For enrolled students more information about examination, exam/re-sit, rules etc. is available at the student intranet for Examination (English) and student intranet for Examination (KA-Danish).
- Re-exam
Submission of a written assignmetn and an oral exam in which you may be examined in the presentations of the other students participating in the seminar during the enrolment period in question.
Criteria for exam assesment
The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AØKK08137U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- Autumn (36-50)
- Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Course responsibles
- Nikolaj Arpe Harmon (14-77727478756a7337716a7b767877496e6c787737747e376d74)