Economics: Advanced Labour Economics

We address central and current issues in labour economics, focusing on topics frequently debated in society:

• Why do women still earn less than men?
• Is higher education worth the investment?
• How does family background affect life opportunities?
• What are the effects of migration and discrimination?

We draw on scientific articles and combine theoretical perspectives with empirical findings. You will practise reading and interpreting current research, presenting its main results and using statistical tools to analyse data.

The course takes an international perspective and is well suited for those who wish to work in advanced analysis within the public sector, international organisations, or business, as well as in policy analysis or research.

Course syllabus

The syllabus contains the formal and legal details of the entire course. It’s a legal document outlining the course structure and requirements, intended mainly for administrative use.

Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

The course combines lectures, student seminars, computer laboratories and “help desks”. In the lectures, you will be introduced to the current state of research in various areas of labour economics. In the seminars, you will present and discuss scientific articles. The computer laboratories train you in practical skills for analysing data using the statistical software Stata, through group assignments submitted for assessment. The “help desks” provide opportunities for individual supervision on your course essay, which must include an original empirical analysis.

Entry requirements

Students who have been admitted to the Master Programme in Economics and have taken the course NEKN21 "Advanced Microeconomic Analysis" are eligible to take this course. For other students, at least 90 ECTS-credits in economics are required. These must include the course NEKN21 "Advanced Microeconomic Analysis" or an equivalent course. Students who have not previously taken NEKN33 "Applied Microeconometrics" or an equivalent course are strongly recommended to take NEKN33 "Applied Microeconometrics" parallel to NEKN66 "Advanced Labour Economics".

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 16,875
First payment: SEK 16,875

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.