EC9C5: Topics in Labour Economics
Manuel Bagues
Module Leader
Introduction
EC9C5-12 Topics in Labour Economics
Principal Aims
The module aims to develop the skills and knowledge of advanced labour economics necessary for a career as an academic economist and in all areas where advanced research skills in labour economics are required. Specifically, it aims to teach the students to understand, appreciate, and ultimately contribute to, frontier research. It is intended to be comparable to modules taught in the best research universities in the USA and elsewhere in Europe.
Principal Learning Outcomes
Have a strategic overview and a detailed understanding of developments in advanced labour economics.
Develop a critical knowledge of recent research in some key developments in advanced labour economics.
Autonomously pursue their own original research agenda in the forefront of the field of labour economics.
Syllabus
Illustrative topics might include:
鈥� 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.
鈥� Human capital: the basic human capital model, estimating returns to education; human capital versus signalling; education production functions; peer effects; training.
鈥� Search and matching; search and matching theory; empirical papers on search and matching;
鈥� 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