- Docente: Vincenzo Scrutinio
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ECON-01/A
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Economics and Public Policy (cod. 6758)
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from Nov 10, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026
Learning outcomes
Knowledge about agents and labour market structure. Understanding of the main current issue for workers such as development of inequality, discrimination, and the impact of technological change. Capacity to assess how the main labour market institutions work and impact workers and firms. Mastering of main empirical strategy for policy evaluation.
Course contents
1. Introduction. Labour markets and its components
2. Education
3. The development of inequality
- Skill biased tehcnological change
- The role of Institutions
4. Discrimination on the Labour Marklets
5. Minimum Wage
6. Unemployment benefits
Readings/Bibliography
The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets, Third Edition, di Tito Boeri, Jan van Ours, Princeton University Press
Much of the workrs content will rely on published papers and reports
Teaching methods
Face to face lecture
Assessment methods
Written exam
Assignment (written report and in class presentation)
Office hours
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