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Lehrveranstaltungen

Arbeitsmarkt- und Sozialpolitik (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Christian Pfeifer

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Dienstag | 16:15 - 17:45 | 18.10.2010 - 04.02.2011 | C 14.027 Seminarraum
Einzeltermin | Di, 15.02.2011, 16:15 - Di, 15.02.2011, 17:15 | C 14.027 Seminarraum | Klausur
Einzeltermin | Di, 29.03.2011, 16:15 - Di, 29.03.2011, 17:15 | C 14.027 Seminarraum | Wiederholungsklausur

Inhalt: The course is divided into two parts. The first part is lecture based and presents basics in labor market and social policy. In the second part, students discuss several topics in labor market and social policy. Textbooks and 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, …) [Borjas, 2010, Chap. 2, 3, 4] 3.2. Human Capital Theory (schooling, on-the-job training, …) [Borjas, 2010, Chap. 6] 3.3. Short Introduction to Econometrics (evaluation, data, methods, interpretation, …) [Borjas, 2010, Chap. 1.Appendix] Part II: Topics in Labor Market and Social Policy (Student Presentations) 1. Labor Market Institutions [Boeri/van Ours, 2008, Chap 1+13; Agell, 1999; Agell, 2002; Freeman, 1998] 2. Minimum Wages [Boeri/van Ours, 2008, Chap 2; Card/Krueger, 1995; Card/Krueger, 1994; Neumark/Wascher, 2000; Card/Krueger, 2000] 3. Wage Subsidies [Eichhorst, 2006; Jirjahn/Pfeifer/Tsertsvadze, 2009; Pfeifer, 2009] 4. Codetermination [Boeri/van Ours, 2008, Chap 3; Freeman/Lazear, 1995; Addison/Schnabel/Wagner, 2004] X. Further Labor Market Topics or Education (early childhood, schooling, university, training, effects) [literature tba]