Labour and Education Economics - Einzelansicht

The mode of examination is a written exam.

This course provides and introduction to the economic analysis (both theoretical and empirical) of labour markets and the investment in and provision of education.

The lecture is based on the following textbook:

• Labor economics by Andre Zylberberg, Pierre Cahuc, and Stephane Carcillo.
• In addition to weekly assigned (paper) readings

With respect to Labour Economics, we will cover the following topics:

• Labour Supply
• Labour Demand
• Discrimination
• Globalization, Employment and Inequality

With respect to Education Economics, we will cover the following topics:

• Human capital theory
• Returns to education (micro and macro)
• Early interventions
• Education production function
• Schooling policies (e.g. tracking, class size)
• Higher Education