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ECON334-10S2 (C) Semester Two 2010
Labour Economics

15 points, 0.1250 EFTS
12 Jul 2010 - 14 Nov 2010 		↓Other occurrences

Description

Labour economics studies how workers and employers interact in firms, organizations, and markets. This course discusses the empirical relevance of non-standard preferences and boundedly rational behaviour for selected labour market issues, focusing on the psychology of incentives, labour supply and market behaviour.

Pre-requisites

Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where
Stream A Tuesday 10:00am-12:00pm Commerce 013 Lecture Theatre

Course Coordinator

Maros Servatka

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
In-class presentation 10%
Mid-Term Exam 50%
Term Paper 16 Oct 2010 40%

Notes

There are three graded course requirements:

1.  In-class presentation (or a discussion) of a research paper from the reading list (10%).

2.  Mid-term exam (50%).

3.  Term Paper (40%).

Fees

Domestic fee $593.00
International fee $2,538.00


For further information see Department of Economics and Finance.

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