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Term 1
Aims:
- To provide, within the constraints of a half course unit, a survey of theoretical and empirical aspects of modern labour economics
- To provide applications, in the context of labour markets, of
analytical concepts and empirical techniques taught in the core courses
of the BSc Economics degree (and joint degrees)
Objectives:
After completing the module students should be able to:
- Describe some of the main characteristics of, and recent developments in, labour markets of OECD-type economies
- Apply basic optimisation techniques to solve stylised problems relating to labour markets
- Critically evaluate empirical findings relating to major research areas such as labour supply, employers’ adjustments to changing demand, returns to education, unemployment, etc.
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Taught by: |
Donald Verry |
| Assessment: | There are 10 2-hour lectures. Each student also has 4 compulsory tutorial classes, run as structured discussions, and is required to submit 2 essays. Assessment is by final unseen 2-hour examination in Term 3. Affiliate students leaving in December will take a 2-hour written examination set up by the Department at the end of Term 1. |
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Suitable for: |
2nd / 3rd year Economics (L100), 3rd year Econ/Stats (LG13) and Phil/Econ (VL51) students. |
| Prerequisites: | ECON1001: Economics and ECON 1002: Applied Economics (or equivalents). |
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Moodle page: |
ECON7001 |
