Undergraduate Course: Applied Labour Economics (ECNM10112)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will explore the key concepts, issues and models in labour economics, along with examining empirical evidence and policy implications of those models. Students will gain a deeper understanding of recent research findings in some specific areas of labour economics. |
| Course description |
This course is an overview course in Applied Labour Economics. Its aim is to familiarise students both with the standard theoretical concepts in the analysis of labour markets, as well as with the empirical methodology and evidence. As such, it is complementary to other courses in Labour Economics, but also to courses in Education Economics, Applied Econometrics, and the Economics of Taxation. In addition, it should also be a good preparation for your own empirical work and writing of applied research papers.
Topics include labour supply and labour demand, wage polarization and labour market inequality, intergenerational mobility, market power of firms and workers, causes and consequences of immigration, discrimination, and gender economics.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students must have an equivalent of at least 4 semester-long Economics courses at grade B or above for entry to this course. This MUST INCLUDE courses in Intermediate Macroeconomics (with calculus); Intermediate Microeconomics (with calculus); Probability and Statistics; and Introductory Econometrics. If macroeconomics and microeconomics courses are not calculus-based, then, in addition, Calculus (or Mathematics for Economics) is required. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam - 80%
Empirical Project - 15%
Problem Set Participation - 5% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand key concepts, issues and models in labour economics, along with empirical evidence and policy implications of those models and a deeper understanding of recent research findings in some specific areas of labour economics.
- Understand and critique empirical strategies to estimate causal relationships.
- Demonstrate research and investigative skills such as problem framing and solving.
- Demonstrate personal effectiveness through task-management, time-management, dealing with uncertainty and adapting to new situations, personal and intellectual autonomy through independent learning.
- Demonstrate practical/technical skills such as, modelling skills (abstraction, logic, succinctness), quantitative analysis and interpretation of data, and general IT literacy.
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Reading List
There is no dedicated textbook, but the following is a good source that covers many of the topics also covered in this course:
George Borjas, Labor Economics, 8th edition, McGrawHill 2019
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | labour economics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Cesar Luis Garro Marin
Tel:
Email: cgarrom@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mx Fran Knocke
Tel: (01316) 515385
Email: frichel@ed.ac.uk |
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