Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Arbeitsmarkt- und Sozialpolitik (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Christian Pfeifer

Termin:
wöchentlich | Dienstag | 10:15 - 11:45 | 14.10.2019 - 31.01.2020 | C 4.215 Seminarraum | Bitte im Raum am IVWL, da direkt im Anschluss unser IVWL-Kolloquium in dem gleichen Raum stattfindet.

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 2 Rationales for Labor Market and Social Policy 2.1. Ethical and Fairness Arguments 2.2. Economic Arguments 3. Basic Economic Labor Market Models [Borjas!] 3.1. Labor supply model 3.2. Labor demand model 3.3. Equilibrium market wage and employment 3.4. Non-competitive labor markets: monopsony, monopoly 4. Basics in Econometrics and Policy Evaluation 4.1. Short Introduction to Econometrics 4.2. Identification Strategies using Panel Data 4.3. Example: Reduction of unemployment benefits for older workers (DiD) Part II: Student Presentations "Minimum Wages"

• Masterprogramm Governance & Law: Staatswissenschaften - Public Economics, Law and Politics - Vertiefung - Arbeitsmarkt- und Sozialpolitik