Labor Economics I (6 cr)

Code:
ECON-E0710
Field:
Labor Economics
Targets:
Master’s students Research Master's students PhD students
Organiser:
Aalto University
Instructor:
Kristiina Huttunen
Period:
Period 3
Format:
Lecture
Method:
Contact teaching
Venue:
Otaniemi campus
Enrollment:

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Hanken and UH economics students can enroll in their home university’s SISU! Further instructions can be found on the How to enroll? page, also for other students.

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This course provides an overview of the modern theoretical and empirical approaches that economists use to analyze the labor markets. We will emphasize the interplay between theory and empirics and cover topics such as labor supply, labor demand, job search, job loss, unemployment and labor market policies.

At the end of the course, students will be familiar with

  • Basic concept and theories of labor economics in topics such as labor demand, labor supply, job search, job loss and unemployment, and labor market policies.
  • Examples of empirical work investigating these theories