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10622-01 - Lecture: Advanced Labour Economics (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2014 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Conny Wunsch (conny.wunsch@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Content: In this course, we drop the classical assumption of perfect labour markets and examine the many institutions that affect the behavior of workers and employers in actual, imperfect labor markets. These labour market institutions include, for example, minimum wages, employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, active labor market policies, family policies, early retirement programs, education and migration policies. We describe these institutions and characterize their effects on the labour market. We also discuss how these institutions are today being changed by political and economic forces. |
| Learning objectives | The objective of this course is to obtain a deeper understanding of how modern labour markets work as well as the instruments available to policy makers to improve labour market outcomes. |
| Bibliography | Literature: Boeri, Tito and Van Ours, Jan (2013): The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets, 2nd ed., Princeton: Princeton University Press. |
| Comments | Notes: The knowledge acquired in this course can be deepened further in the consecutive course “The Economics of Unemployment: Classical and Behavioral Approaches”. |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Admission requirements | Prerequisites: Completed Bachelor and basic knowledge of labour economics on the level of the course "Arbeitsmarktökonomie" offered on the Bachelor's level of the University of Basel is required. |
| Course application | Registration: Please enrol in MOnA. EUCOR-Students and Exchange-Students have to enrol at the students administration office (studsek@unibas.ch) within the official enrolment period. Enrolment = Registration for the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Internationales Zusatzwissen (Master European Studies) Vertiefungsmodul Labour Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | end-of-semester examination |
| Assessment details | Notes for the Assessment: written exam Date of written exam: 28/4/14; 8:30-9:45. Rooms: WWZ Audi: A-O; WWZ S15: P-Z. You can still withdraw from the examination by submitting a completed, signed form to our office from 18.03.14 until 28.03.14 / 12:00 o’clock. Withdrawals sent by email will not be accepted. You will find the examination withdrawal form on the Homepage of the Student Dean’s Office. Prior to 17.03.14, please only use MONA for withdrawing. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration: course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Forschungsstelle für Arbeitsmarkt- und Industrieökonomik |