Warning! The directory is not yet complete and will be amended until the beginning of the term.
390043 UK PhD-VGSE: Topics in Macroeconomics (2012W)
Labor
Continuous assessment of course work
Labels
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 02.10.2012 10:54 to Mo 15.10.2012 10:54
- Deregistration possible until Mo 15.10.2012 10:54
Details
max. 24 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 01.10. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
- Monday 08.10. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
- Monday 15.10. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
- Monday 22.10. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
- Monday 29.10. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
- Monday 05.11. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
- Monday 12.11. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
- Monday 19.11. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
- Monday 26.11. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
- Monday 03.12. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
- Monday 10.12. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
- Monday 17.12. 10:00 - 12:30 (Seminarraum 2 Hohenstaufengasse 9 1.Stock)
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The course grade will be based on in-class presentation (40%), participation during class
hours (30%), and the final exam (30%).
hours (30%), and the final exam (30%).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
Reading list
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:46
Papers and models covered in this course have in common that they introduce search models of decentralized trade as they are applied to labor markets. A particular focus will lie on models that try to explain the empirically observed dispersion of individual wages - a phenomenon that has received much attention from theorists as well as applied economists.
Issues such as the efficiency of allocations, informational imperfections, or worker and firm heterogeneity are covered. Students are equipped with the tools needed to fully understand these articles, and encouraged to formulate their own research question(s). The ultimate goal is to help students take off on an independent research project.COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Following a thorough introduction of the search and matching framework and related key
concepts by the professor, each student is expected to present at least one of the papers
assigned from the reading list. The presentation should last for about 40 minutes, leaving time for discussion. All other students are required to have carefully read these papers in advance and to actively participate in the discussion. There is a final exam on the last day of class.The home page for this course is at homepage.univie.ac.at/monika.merz/ Required readings, notes, and announcements are posted on this page.