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467097-FS2023-0-Labour Market and Economic Geography - PhD reading group





Root number 467097
Semester FS2023
Type of course Seminar
Allocation to subject Economics
Type of exam not defined
Title Labour Market and Economic Geography - PhD reading group
Description This course is designed for PhD students. The reading group discusses recent papers in Labor Economics and Economic Geography, with a particular focus on inequality and how the latter relates to the spatial structure of labor markets, worker skills, mobility or aggregate changes in technology, trade, or institutions.
Learning Outcomes: Students will train their theoretical and empirical skills to develop a research project.
Readings: There is no required textbook for this course. A list of the relevant papers is provided below. Additional relevant papers can be chosen by students, in agreement with the instructors.
Evaluation: The evaluation is entirely based on the presentation and the participation to the reading group throughout the semester. No midterm or final exam.
Everyone is expected to attend class and participate regularly. Students failing to attend class more than once during the semester will not receive a grade.

Everyone is expected to attend class and participate regularly. Students failing to attend class more
than once during the semester will not receive a grade.

Registration:

Please contact Ulrike Dowidat (ulrike.dowidat@unibe.ch)via email until February 6, 2023 if you want to participate in the seminar, stating:

Name, First Name
Institution Name
Department/Faculty
Student-ID
Email address

Lectures:
tba

• Regulations of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences can be found under
Reglemente/Studienpläne und Anhänge Masters/Volkswirtschaftslehre (in German only) at:
https://www.wiso.unibe.ch/studium/reglemente/ind
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
Link to another web site
Lecturers Prof. Dr. Maximilian v. Ehrlich, Department of Economics ✉
Prof. Dr. Jeanne Tschopp, Department of Economics ✉
ECTS 6
Recognition as optional course possible Yes
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Wednesday 13:15-15:00 Weekly
Wednesday 22/2/2023 14:15-16:00
 
Rooms Seminarraum A 024, UniS
 
Students please consult the detailed view for complete information on dates, rooms and planned podcasts.