EC9C5: Topics in Labour Economics
Manuel Bagues
Module Leader
Christine Braun
Module Lecturer
Principal Aims
EC9C5-12 Topics in Labour Economics
Principal Learning Outcomes
Have a strategic overview and a detailed understanding of developments in advanced labour economics. The teaching and learning methods that enable students to achieve this learning outcome are: Seminars and background reading. The summative assessment methods that measure the achievement of this learning outcome are: Assessment and Presentation
Develop a critical knowledge of recent research in some key developments in advanced labour economics. The teaching and learning methods that enable students to achieve this learning outcome are: Seminars and background reading. The summative assessment methods that measure the achievement of this learning outcome are: Presentation.
Autonomously pursue their own original research agenda in the forefront of the field of labour economics. The teaching and learning methods that enable students to achieve this learning outcome are: Seminars and background reading. The summative assessment methods that measure the achievement of this learning outcome are: Assessment
Syllabus
Illustrative topics might include:
• Productivity; labour supply (static and dynamic); labour demand (the individual firm and industry labour demand, application: the effect of the minimum wage on labour demand), retirement.
• Human capital: the basic human capital model, estimating returns to education; human capital versus signalling; education production functions; peer effects; training.
• Search and matching; search and matching theory; empirical papers on search and matching;
• Discrimination; Migration; Productivity; Crime.
Context
- Optional Module
- L1PL - Year 2
- Pre or Co-requisites
- Satisfactory completion of MRes year 1
Assessment
- Assessment Method
- Coursework (100%)
- Coursework Details
- Assessment 1 (50%) , Assessment 2 (50%)
- Exam Timing
- N/A