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| Semester | spring semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Conny Wunsch (conny.wunsch@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Content: The objective of the course is to enable students to make informed decisions about policy proposals that affect labor market institutions. To reach this goal, students obtain a profound understanding of the effects of differently designed labor market institutions on the labor market, both from a theoretical perspective and the empirical literature. The course does not cover all relevant labor market institutions but focuses on the issues most important on the current policy agenda: the sustainability of social insurance systems (unemployment, disability and pension insurance, social assistance), ageing populations and the demographic change (retirement and family policies), minimum wages, and migration policies. We start by discussing the theoretical effects of a given institution on the labor market. Afterwards we discuss the empirical literature that analyzes how the institution affects the labor market in reality. We conclude each topic by summarizing lessons learned for possible policy improvements that reduce undesired effects on the labor market. |
| Learning objectives | Learning objectives: The objective of the course is to enable students to make informed decisions about policy proposals that affect labor market institutions. To reach this goal, students obtain a profound understanding of the effects of differently designed labor market institutions on the labor market, both from a theoretical perspective and the empirical literature. |
| Bibliography | Literature: A good background is provided by Boeri, Tito and Jan van Ours (2013): “The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets”, 2nd ed., Princeton: Princeton University Press. The relevant chapters are indicated in the schedule below. The papers that contain relevant empirical applications will be posted on ADAM. |
| Weblink | Weblink to ADAM |
| 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 students of other Swiss Universities have to enrol at the students administration office (studseksupport1@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 |
Specialization Module: Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Arbeit, Migration und Gesellschaft (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | end-of-semester examination |
| Assessment details | Written term paper (individual). |
| 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 | Faculty of Business and Economics |