Università Roma Tre

Labour supply
Labour demand
Labour market equilibrium
The institutions that regulate the labour market
Labour market failures
Active and passive labour market policies
Education and human capital
Discrimination in the labour market
Applied analysis of the labour market.

The first part of the course focuses on the theoretical analysis of the labour market and on the implications of policy. The decision-making processes that determine the behaviour of individuals and firms in the labour market are analysed, in terms of labour supply and demand and, therefore, of equilibrium in a competitive market and in an imperfectly competitive market.
The topic of education choices and training of human capital is introduced.
The imperfections of the labour market are explored in depth, with particular attention to the problem of unemployment and wage differentials.
Finally, the topic of discrimination in the labour market is analysed.
The second part of the course explores some topics with empirical analyses, also through the use of software used in econometrics, and through the reading and analysis of scientific articles.

Tito Boeri and Jan van Ours The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets, Third Edition