Registration

Anmeldezeitraum 19.01. – 25.01.2016 über das LSF

Die Anmeldung für die Bachelor-Seminare während des Anmeldezeitraums funktioniert folgendermaßen:

  1. Sie loggen sich im LSF ein.
  2. Im Veranstaltungsverzeichnis für das WS 2015/2016 wählen Sie Bachelor Hauptfach/Wirtschaftswissenschaften/7900 Seminare (Direktlink)
  3. Sie klicken die Veranstaltung "Anmeldung zu den Seminaren des Sommersemesters 2016 (Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften)" an (die Veranstaltung wird erst im Anmeldezeitraum freigeschaltet).
  4. Sie folgen den Hinweisen in der Beschreibung (unten auf der Seite).

Description

The seminar puts a focus on labor market institutions and labor market policies. In particular, it highlights the impacts of institutions operating in imperfect labor markets. Topics to be covered include minimum mages, unions and collective bargaining, anti-discrimination legislation, regulation of working hours, early retirement plans, family policies, education and training, migration policies, employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, active labor market policies, and payroll taxes. The aim of the seminar is to familiarize students with recent insights from the Economic literature on the effectiveness and redistributive properties of these policies.

Schedule

The seminar will take place as a block seminar on June 23 (13:30-17:00; F208) and June 24, 2016; (9:00-13:00; H303).

A preliminary session will take place on April 22, 2016, 10-11:30 am (Room: F208).

Assessment

For Bachelor students who intend to write a Bachelor thesis: presentation of the outline (short paper) in class and bachelor thesis in the following semester. For Bachelor students who do not intend to write a Bachelor thesis: completed seminar paper at the time of the seminar.

Assignment of Topics

After you have received the confirmation that you will participate in the seminar, please send an e-mail with a list of your five most preferred topics (in the form of a top-five list) to office.schwerdt@uni-konstanz.de. Look at the list of topics and the references provided below and set up your list carefully.

Please also indicate whether you intend to write a Bachelor thesis.