Inequality in the Labor Market and Beyond
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 2400-SU2TS97 |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
14.3
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Inequality in the Labor Market and Beyond |
Jednostka: | Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych |
Grupy: |
Anglojęzyczna oferta zajęć WNE UW |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
(brak)
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Rodzaj przedmiotu: | seminaria magisterskie |
Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The aim of this course is to prepare students to write an empirical study and master thesis in the field of economics of inequality. The topics discussed during the seminar concern inequality and discrimination occurring in the labor market and beyond. The consequences inequality has for economic well-being are highlighted. |
Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The aim of this course is to prepare students to write an empirical study and master thesis in the field of economics of inequality. The topics discussed during the seminar concern inequality and discrimination occurring in the labor market and beyond. The consequences inequality has for economic well-being are highlighted. Several articles in the field of economics of inequality and discrimination will be discussed as an introduction: - inequality and discrimination measurement - group differences in the labor market - decomposition methods - sources of inequality in the labor market - consequences of inequality for economic outcomes (e.g. wealth) Additional articles are selected based on students’ interests and thesis topics. |
Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) Angrist, J. D. and Pischke, J.-S. (2009). Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist’s Companion. Princeton University Press, Princeton Blau, F. D. and Winkler, A. E. (2018). The Economics of Women, Men, and Work. Oxford, University Press, Oxford, New York. K. Cordova, M. Grabka & E. Sierminska, Pension Wealth and the Gender Wealth Gap, European Journal of Population, 38:755–810, Aug 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s10680-022-09631-6 F. Cowell Measuring Inequality (London School of Economics Perspectives in Economic Analysis), 2011 C. Juhn and Kristin McCue. 2017. ”Specialization Then and Now: Marriage, Children, and the Gender Earnings Gap across Cohorts” Journal of Economic Perspectives 31(1) 183-204 M. Rossi & E. Sierminska, Wealth and Homeownership: Women, Men and Families, Palgrave Macmillian, 2018 C. Sloane, E. Hurst, and D. Black. 2021. ”A Cross-cohort Analysis of College Major, Occupations and the College Gender Wage Gap” Journal of Economic Perspectives 35(4) 223-48. Additional articles are selected based on students’ interests. |
Efekty uczenia się: |
(tylko po angielsku) Students will learn how to conduct a basic empirical study: perform a literature review and critical assessment of the literature, have the ability to identify testable hypotheses and/or research objectives, find suitable methods of analysis, identify appropriate datasets for analysis, perform the analysis, have the ability to interpret data and draw conclusions. The student will gain knowledge in various aspects at the intersection of inequality, labor market and related outcomes. An interest in quantitative methods in empirical is required. |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
(tylko po angielsku) Evaluation is based on in-class work, presentations and quality of thesis. |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych.