Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Also required is 60 credits in economics and 15 credits in statistics (or a closely related subject).

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student is expected to independently analyse problems in selected areas of labor economics and have a good knowledge of selected recent findings. The course also aims at encouraging the development of independent research interests among students.

Content

The course covers traditional topics in labor economics. Within each topic, we also cover various measurement/empirical issues, facts and trends, and evidence from the recent empirical literature. The topics covered are models of wage determination (human capital, discrimination, self-selection, and compensating wage differentials); financial markets in human capital investments; externalities of education; the demand for labor (minimum wages); and polarization of labor markets.

Instruction

The course consists of lectures

Assessment

The course will be concluded by a written exam, seminars and a compulsory term paper.