Advanced Labour Economics
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
Students who attend the course will be able to:
- move beyond the standard static model of demand and supply of labour following a flow approach to the labour market
- assess the role played by labour market institutions (unemployment subsidy, tax wedge, employment protection legislation) in modifying individual behaviours
- move beyond the standard static model of demand and supply of labour following a flow approach to the labour market
- assess the role played by labour market institutions (unemployment subsidy, tax wedge, employment protection legislation) in modifying individual behaviours
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
- evaluate the role of public policies in different countries according to country-specific institutions
- evaluate the role of public policies (employment incentives, active labour market policies, retirement policies) in reducing unemployment and improving labour market participation.
- evaluate the role of public policies in different countries according to country-specific institutions
- evaluate the role of public policies (employment incentives, active labour market policies, retirement policies) in reducing unemployment and improving labour market participation.
Lesson period: First trimester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First trimester
Course syllabus
The consumption-leisure trade-off (Boeri - van Ours, cap. 1)
Minimum wage (Boeri - van Ours, cap. 2)
Migration Policies (Boeri - van Ours, cap. 9)
Employment Protection Legislation (Boeri - van Ours, cap. 10)
Unemployment Benefits (Boeri - van Ours, cap. 11)
Active Labor Market Policies (Boeri - van Ours, cap. 12)
Minimum wage (Boeri - van Ours, cap. 2)
Migration Policies (Boeri - van Ours, cap. 9)
Employment Protection Legislation (Boeri - van Ours, cap. 10)
Unemployment Benefits (Boeri - van Ours, cap. 11)
Active Labor Market Policies (Boeri - van Ours, cap. 12)
Prerequisites for admission
Students are expected to have knowledge of basic microeconomics and macroeconomics (better if having attended a course in labour economics).
Teaching methods
Student will be required to actively participate in the discussion and evaluation of many of the policy propositions encountered during the course. There will be practical exercises in class.
Teaching Resources
[Materiale di riferimento]:
T.Boeri - J. van Ours, The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets, Princeton University Press, second edition, 2013
T.Boeri - J. van Ours, The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets, Princeton University Press, second edition, 2013
Assessment methods and Criteria
Students are required to take a written exam with one theory question and one practical exercise.
SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS - University credits: 6
Lessons: 40 hours
Professor:
Leonardi Marco
Shifts:
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Professor:
Leonardi MarcoProfessor(s)