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 (Written Exam 80%, Presentation 20%)
  • 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; the written exam must be passed individually

Grading procedure (Exam Number 43281): Written exam 80%, presentation 20%