An essay of 1,500 words (excluding the bibliography) (50% of the final mark) on ONE of the following questions:
(a) How effective are welfare-to-work programmes in getting unemployed welfare claimants into work
(b) How are new technologies affecting the demand for labour
(c) What are the costs and benefits of using performance-related pay to incentivise workers
(d) Do employers discriminate on grounds of sex and, if so, what are the implications for the performance of labour markets and firms
(e) Are happier workers more productive
In your essay, you need to set out how you understand the key issues under discussion, draw on the relevant literature, consider competing arguments, refer to empirical evidence, and then draw your conclusion.
