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| ECON0016-2 | Labour Economics
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Sergio Perelman |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The course will be organized in five sections: 1) Labour supply; 2) Human capital investment; 3) Labour demand; 4) Internal markets and 5) Miscellaneous: unions, labour conditions, job search models, discrimination. |
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| Course objective : | To give the student a complete view of the main economic theories that allow the understanding of the supply and demand behaviour in labour markets. |
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| Prerequisites : | Basic microeconomics |
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| Workshops : | Analytical study of the Labour force survey (LFS) results. |
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| Organization : | The course is organized during the second semester into theoretical (2:00 hours) and problem resolution (1:30 hours) sessions each week.
Theoretical issues are mainly presented with the help of graphs. Labour supply and demand modesl are studied analytically and used as background for exercises. |
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| Written notes : | The main reference is "The Economics of Work and Pay", Hamermesh D. S. and A. Rees, Harper Collins, 5th edition, 1993. The course is completed with some theoretical notes and an exercise brochure.
Rcommended reading:
Cahuc, P. and A. Zylberberg, "Le chômage, fatalité ou nécessité ?, Flammarion, 2004. |
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| Assessment : | The final writing examination includes theoretical questions and problems covering all the material of the course. A mid-term examination is proposed, but participation is voluntary. |
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| Contacts : | Professor: Sergio PERELMAN
Building B31, Office I.45
Phone 04 3663098
E-mail sergio.perelman@ulg.ac.be
Teaching assistant: Claire Marechal
Building B31, Phone 04 3663108
E-mail claire.marechal@ulg.ac.be |
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