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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Economics
Semester:
Yearly
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Shmuel San
Coordinator Office Hours:
Wednesday 13:30-14:30
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Shmuel San
Course/Module description:
In this course, students will be guided in writing empirical papers in labor economics. As part of the course, we will discuss selected topics in labor economics, with an emphasis on empirical works that use administrative employer-employee data.
The purpose of the course is to guide the students in writing an original research paper in labor economics.
Course/Module aims:
The purpose of the course is to guide the students in writing an original research paper in labor economics
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1) Get to know articles in labor economics from the research frontier.
2) Know applications that test and sometimes contradict the competitive model of the labor market
3) Know how to find and analyze empirical data of the labor market, including large databases
4) Know how to think about a research question in labor economics and answer it using real data
5) Understand how data can help us test economic theories, and modify and expand them if necessary
Attendance requirements(%):
80%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
In-person teaching, empirical exercises, presentations, and individual meetings with each student where we discuss the progress of the final project.
Course/Module Content:
Topic 1: Wage Dispersion
Topic 2: Non-Wage Amenities
Topic 3: Productivity and the Labor Share
Topic 4: Rents and Market Power
Topic 5: Public Sector
Topic 6: Social Connections
Topic 7: Match Quality and Learning
Required Reading:
Will be given in class
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 70 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture/ Seminar / Pro-seminar / Research proposal 10 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 10 %
Attendance / Participation in Field Excursion 10 %
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