AØKA08065U Labour Economics

Volume 2015/2016
Education

Elective at MSc in Economics

Content

The course covers the following topics:

  • Labor supply

  • Labor demand

  • Education and human capital

  • Labor market institutions

  • The history of labor markets

  • Immigration

  • Inequality

  • Job search

  • Unemployment and job reallocation

  • Active labor market policies

  • Flexicurity and employment protection

Learning Outcome

The course in labor economics aims to enable students to read and understand current and previous research in labor economics, discuss policy proposals from the perspective labor economics and reflect critically on new theories and empirical evidence.

To meet the above aims, at the end of the course the students are expected to learn to describe the following concepts/theories as well as apply them in the analysis of concrete empirical phenomena and policy proposals:

  • The neoclassical theory of labor supply
  • The neoclassical theory of labor demand
  • General and specific human capital
  • Search and matching models of the labor market
  • Labor market policies such as unemployment benefits, active labor market policies and employment protection
  • Evolution of inequality and the theories behind it
  • The way the institutions shape the labor market

 

Furthermore, the student should understand how to design and interpret empirical studies in labor economics.

Syllabus
 

The main textbooks for the course are:

Cahuc, P.  and A. Zylberberg, "Labor Economics", MIT Press 2014.

Angrist, J.D. and J.-S. Pischke, “Mostly Harmless Econometrics”, Princeton 2009.

Bachelor degree in Economics.
2 hours of lectures one to two times per week for 14 weeks.

Time and room:
For time and classroom please press the link under "Se skema"(See schedule) at the right side of this page (15E means Autumn 2015, 16F means Spring 2016).

You can find the similar information partly in English at
https:/​/​skema.ku.dk/​ku1516/​uk/​module.htm
-Select Department: “2200-Økonomisk Institut” (and wait for respond)
-Select Module:: “2200-F16;Labour Economics”
-Select Period: “Forår/Spring – Weeks 4-29”
-Press: “ View Timetable”
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Exam
  • 12
  • Lectures
  • 42
  • Preparation
  • 152
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written examination, 12 hours
The exam is a 12 hours take-home where all aids are alloved
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
External censorship
100 % censorship
Exam period

The exam takes place June 4, 2016 from 08.00 to 20.00.  

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

The re-exam takes place August 27, 2016 from 08.00 to 20.00.  

If only a few students have registered for the re-exam, the exam might change to an oral exam including the date for the exam, which will be informed  by the Examination Office.

Criteria for exam assesment

The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course.