KECD 2305 - LABOR ECONOMICS
KECD 2305 · Fall semester 2026-2027
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Cours séminaire
- Number of hours
- 24
- Credits
- 4
Information
Description
This course covers labor economics and labor policies issues.
The analysis is both theoretical and empirical.
The course relies on research papers and on the textbook Labor Economics, Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo and André Zylberberg, MIT Press, 2014.
Syllabus:
- Job search: theory and empirical implications
- Optimal unemployment insurance
- Minimum wage, employment and welfare
- Job creation, job destruction and employment protection legislations
- Tax incidence 1: the detaxation of overtime hours
- Tax incidence 2: employment and hiring subsidies
- Work-sharing and short-time work policies
- Cultural values, regulation and labor market performance
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13031 | Cours séminaire | LABOR ECONOMICS | Pierre CAHUC | 24 | 4 |
Teachers
- Pierre CAHUC
In the curricula
- Master in Economics, Semester 3, Academic Year 2026-2027ÉCOLE DE LA RECHERCHE
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- NEZLIOUI-SERRAZ Hadjila