Urban Labor and Housing Markets

Urban Labor and Housing Markets (Urbane Arbeits- und Wohnungsmärkte)

Master, 5 ECTS
Course type: Lecture (2 SWS)
Module number: 57477
Exam number: 43281 (Presentation 20% + Written Exam 80%)
Offered: Winter Semester 2024/25
Lecturer: Dr. Andreas Mense, Dipl.-Pol. (IAB)
Language: English
Lecture (WS 2024/25): Mondays 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (starting on October 21, 2024), Findelgasse 7/9, Room FG 3.023

Course content: Empirical evidence on urban labor markets and their interaction with the local housing market; empirical evidence on housing policies and their effects on the labor market, labor supply, residential location choices, and individual labor market biographies

Learning objectives and skills:

At the end of this course,

Students understand and apply the main economic concepts used to study urban labor and housing markets
Students are able to understand, assess, and discuss selected recent empirical research papers on the topic
Students understand specific features of urban labor markets, and how they interact with the local housing market
Students are able to discuss pros and cons of important housing policies, and in particular their interactions with the labor market, based on the empirical evidence

Syllabus (WS 2024/25):Syllabus WS 2024/25

Integration in Master curriculum: 2nd semester or later

Module compatibility (module number: 57477)

Master of Economics (MSE): Specialization
Master Labor Market and Human Resources (Arbeitsmarkt und Personal): Elective (Wahlbereich)
Master Socioeconomics (Sozialökonomie): Schwerpunktbereich, SozÖk Vertiefungsbereich, Freier Vertiefungsbereich

Method of Examination: Written exam (60 minutes) and presentation during the lecture; written exam must be passed individually

Grading procedure: Written exam 80%, presentation 20%