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- Code:
- 26087
- Field:
- Labor Economics
- Targets:
- Research Master's students PhD students Master’s students
- Organiser:
- Hanken Shool of Economics
- Instructor:
- Joacim Tåg
- Period:
- Period 2
- Format:
- Lecture
- Method:
- Contact teaching
- Venue:
- Hanken Helsinki and Vaasa
- Enrollment:
In case of conflicting information consider the Sisu/Moodle pages the primary source of information.
Aalto, Hanken and UH economics students can enroll through their home university’s SISU. Further instructions are available on the How to enroll? page, also for students from other universities.
If you would like to count the credits towards your degree, please check your curriculum or contact your supervisor or student services for guidance.
- A Moodle course key will be sent by email (to your Hanken email address) or it is posted as a message in Sisu couple of days before the course starts.
- Log in with your Hanken username to be able to use all the features of the course workspace.
- More tips for enrolling in Moodle can be found here.
Content
This advanced course introduces students to topics in the intersection of labor economics and corporate finance, focusing on how corporate decisions and structures affect human capital, firm organization, and worker careers. Key topics include the labor implications of:
- Mergers and acquisitions.
- Capital structure choices and bankruptcy.
- Corporate ownership forms, such as family firms, listed firms, private equity, foreign, and state ownership.
- Firm investments in new technologies.
- Financial market booms and busts.
We will also discuss the influence of financial and labor market regulations on companies and their employees.
The course is suitable for PhD or master’s students in economics with an interest in exploring firm and worker dynamics from a labor economics standpoint, as well as for PhD or master’s students in finance seeking to understand labor-related issues.
Learning outcomes
- You will understand the connection between labor economics and corporate finance.
- You will be able to evaluate the effects of corporate policies and ownership on human capital inside firms and on the career paths of workers.
- You will have the knowledge and analytical skills necessary for conducting independent research in the field of labor and finance.