Course: Labor Supply, Immigration and Wage Inequality (Lecture) (5207-511)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Thomas Beißinger (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture

In-Class Hours Per Week:

2

Contents:

In the first part, this course provides a deep understanding of labor supply and job search behavior from a theoretical and empirical perspective and shows how the institutional framework (e.g. taxes and transfer payments) affects the behavior of the participants in the labor market. It is also taken into account that labor supply decisions are made within the family context, depend on the extent of household production, and are best understood within an intertemporal framework. In the second part, labor demand is considered as well to analyze the consequences of changes in labor demand and supply on the wage structure and employment. The main focus is on the impact of immigration, trade, and skill-biased technological change on the increase in wage inequality. An accompanying exercise course offers students the opportunity to get a deeper understanding of the topics dealt with in the lecture.

Literature:

Cahuc, P. and Zylberberg, A. (2014), Labor Economics, Second Edition, MIT Press (selected chapters)

Additional references are provided in the lecture

Location:

Hohenheim

Module:

• 5207-530 Topics in Labor Economics (compulsory)