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Lehrveranstaltungen

Arbeitsmarkt- und Sozialpolitik (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Christian Pfeifer

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Dienstag | 14:15 - 15:45 | 12.10.2015 - 29.01.2016 | C 4.215 Seminarraum
wöchentlich | Dienstag | 14:15 - 15:15 | 02.02.2016 - 02.02.2016 | C 4.215 Seminarraum | exam

Inhalt: The course is divided into two parts. The first part is lecture based and presents basics in labor market and social policy as well as empirical analyses. In the second part, students discuss "Minimum Wages" as an important topic in labor market and social policy, which is currently discussed in Germany and other countries. Journal articles serve as a basis and should be presented in class. The course is structured as follows: Part I: Basics in Labor Market and Social Policy (Lectures) 1. Examples and Statistics for Labor Market and Social Policy (unemployment benefits, minimum wages, labor law, social assistance, retirement system, education, healthcare, …) 2. Rationales for Labor Market and Social Policy 2.1. Ethical and Fairness Arguments (ethics, social justice, inequality, solidarity, …) 2.2. Economic Arguments (welfare perspective, insurance, inequality, incentives, productivity, welfare effects, redistribution, taxation, median voter model, …) 3. Some Economic Basics 3.1. Neoclassical labor market model (assumptions, labor supply, labor demand, labor market equilibrium, wages, unemployment, …) 3.2. Human Capital Theory (schooling, on-the-job training, …) 3.3. Short Introduction to Econometrics (evaluation, data, methods, interpretation, …) Part II: Student Presentations "Minimum Wages"