Urban Labor and Housing Markets
Urban Labor and Housing Markets (Urbane Arbeits- und Wohnungsmärkte)
- Master, 5 ECTS
- Course type: Lecture (2 SWS)
- Module number: 54328
- Offered: Winter Semester (starting 2023/24)
- Lecturer: Dr. Andreas Mense, Dipl.-Pol. (IAB)
- Language of instruction and examination: English
- Lecture (WS 2023/24): Mondays 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (beginning October 23, 2023), 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: Urban Labor Syllabus WS 2023/24
Integration in Master curriculum: 2nd semester or later
Module compatibility (module number: 54328)
- Master of Economics (MSE): Specialization
- Master Labor Market and Human Resources (Arbeitsmarkt und Personal): Elective (Wahlbereich)
- Master Socioeconomics (Sozialökonomie): Schwerpunktbereich, SozÖk Vertiefungsbereich, Freier Vertiefungsbereich
Bibliography:
- Chetty, R., Hendren, N., Katz, L. (2016). The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children: New Evidence from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment. American Economic Review, 106(4): 855–902.
- Dauth, W., Findeisen, S., Moretti, E., Suedekum, J. (2022). Matching in Cities. Journal of the European Economic Association 20(4), 1478-1521.
- Jacob, B., Ludwig, J. (2012). The Effects of Housing Assistance on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Voucher Lottery. American Economic Review 102(1), 272-304.
- Metcalf, G. (2018). Sand Castles Before the Tide? Affordable Housing in Expensive Cities. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 32(1), 59-80.
- Pollakowski, H. O., Weinberg, D.H., Andersson, F., Haltiwanger, J.C., Palloni, G., Kutzbach, M.J. (2022). Childhood Housing and Adult Outcomes: A Between-Siblings Analysis of Housing Vouchers and Public Housing. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 14(3): 235-72.
- De la Roca, J., Puga, D. (2017). Learning by Working in Big Cities. The Review of Economic Studies 84(1), 106–142
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%