Labor and Personnel Economics

Prof. Dr. Claus Schnabel
Summer Term 2026

Wednesday 15:00 – 16:30 h, room LG 5.155;
First appointment: April 24, 2026 

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Outline

1. Overview of the labor market
2. Labor supply
3. Human capital
4. Labor demand
5. Search and matching
6. Mobility and migration
7. Wages
8. Employment relationships and work incentives
9. Unemployment

Jan Weikl
Summer Term 2026

Thursday, 16:45 -18:15 h, room LG 0.144;
First appointment: April 30, 2026

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Dates and Topics

30.04.2026         Labor Supply I

07.05.2026         Labor Supply II

21.05.2026         Human Capital

11.06.2026         Labor Demand

18.06.2026         Search and Migration

02.07.2026         Wages

09.07.2026         Employment Relationships and Work Incentives

16.07.2026         Unemployment

Please note

Detailed questions that will be addressed in each session will be available for download from StudOn. Participants are expected to prepare for and to actively participate in the exercises based on the lecture notes and the related and relevant literature.

Documents for lecture and class as well as old exams are available on StudOn.

• Cahuc / S. Carcillo / A. Zylberberg : Labor Economics, 2^nd ed., Cambridge, Mass. 2014 (graduate level)
• P. Garibaldi: Personnel Economics in Imperfect Labour Markets, Oxford 2006 (undergraduate / graduate level)
• G. J. Borjas: Labor Economics, ^9th ed., New York 2024 (undergraduate level)