SYLLABUS
Study materials week 1-6
Topics: Labour market outcomes, Migration, and Well-being
Course outline, reading materials, and assignments
September 23: In pursuit of happiness and job satisfaction
September 30: Drivers of migration
October 7: Integration of immigrants in the labour market
October 14: Hiring discrimination
Reading: Discrimination against female migrants wearing headscarves (short popular article)
Suggested video: TED video to watch
October 21: Labour market imperfections (Guest lecture by Dinara Alpysbayeva)
Suggested video about Global Youth Unemployment 2 min: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUwKaFzenjQ
https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/global-unemployment-rate-set-increase-2024-while-growing-social
https://gfmag.com/data/economic-data/world-unemployment-rates/
October 28: National holiday (no lecture)