For students:

Labor Economics

  • How does an increase in unemployment benefits affect the length of unemployment?
  • How does child care support affect the decision of mothers take a job?
  • Are minorities discriminated in the labor market?
  • Does more education reduce crime?
  • How to best integrate immigrants?
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Labor economics seeks to answer questions such as those above. More generally, labor economists study the functioning of labor markets, and how different regulations affect labor market outcomes, such as the number and type of people employed, the wages they earn, and the kind of jobs they get.

The academically most interesting questions in labor economics are almost invariably also highly relevant from a policy perspective. Modern labor economists use increasingly detailed and large data sets, conduct randomized controlled trials, and employ sophisticated econometric tools to provide answers to causal questions.

For Master's students interested in these topics, here is a list of recommended courses.

Chair

Members

PhD Student

  • Ana Costa-Ramón

    University of Zurich

    The Long-Run Effects of a School Anti-Bullying Intervention (with Tabea Braun, Ana Rodríguez-González, Ursina Schaede, and Christina Salmivalli)

    • Labor & Public Economics
    • Seminar

  • Arnaldur Stefanson

    University of Iceland

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    • Labor & Public Economics
    • Seminar

  • Saara Haikonen

    University of Helsinki

    TBA

    • Labor & Public Economics
    • PhD Seminar

  • Camilla Christensen

    University of Copenhagen, CEBI and CenTax

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    • Labor & Public Economics
    • Seminar

  • Tuuli Tähtinen

    IFO

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    • Labor & Public Economics
    • Seminar

  • Giacomo Brusco

    University of Tübingen

    The content of this event has not been announced yet. Please check back later.

    • Labor & Public Economics
    • Seminar

  • Laura Khoury

    The content of this event has not been announced yet. Please check back later.

    • Labor & Public Economics
    • Seminar

  • Alessandro Pizzigolotto

    University of Copenhagen

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    • Labor & Public Economics
    • Seminar

  • Jakob Beuschlein

    Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin) / the Berlin School of Economics / Humboldt University of Berlin

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    • Labor & Public Economics
    • Seminar