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In this course, literary works in English of different genres are studied with a focus on the craft of literary writing. Literary works in English will be analyzed with basic terms from literary studies when it comes to form as well as content,...

The course focuses on how migration has affected and affects societies, and how migration in turn has been affected by regulations, and social and economic conditions. In the course, we place contemporary migration in its historical context, and...

The course deals with historical, theoretical, and empirical knowledge about integration in the contemporary welfare state. We highlight different perspectives on integration and discuss how the concept can be understood in light of ideas about...

Social epidemiology is a branch of epidemiology that examines how social factors and processes contribute to the unequal distribution of health and illness. It investigates health inequalities based on factors such as socioeconomic status, social...

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Is being a woman enough to share the same interests, values, and goals with all other women in the world? Is gender a universal denominator superseding racial, cultural, religious, social, and geopolitical differences? Is western feminism a template...

Health economics is a growing field and is an important aspect of public policy. This course is designed to introduce upper level undergraduate students in economics to the field of Health Economics. The provision and production of health care have...

This course surveys research which incorporates psychological evidence from behavioral experiments into economics. Topics include: present-bias and time-inconsistency in intertemporal choice; reference-dependence and loss aversion in choice under...

The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with traditional topics in labour economics. The course will cover the systematic development of theories in labour economics. The course includes topics such as theory of labour demand and...

Macroeconomics studies the economy as a whole. We study determinants to long-run growth of real GDP per capita. Why is real GDP per capita more than hundred times higher in some rich countries compared to some poor countries? We also study why...