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| ECON0016-4 | Labour Economics
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Sergio Perelman |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic economics |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Analytical study of the Labour force survey (LFS) results. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course is organized during the first semester into theoretical (2:00 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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Recommended or required readings :
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| The main reference is "The Economics of Work and Pay", Hamermesh D. S. and A. Rees, Harper Collins, 5th edition, 1993.
Rcommended reading:
Cahuc, P. and A. Zylberberg, "Le chômage, fatalité ou nécessité ?, Flammarion, 2004. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 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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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Professor: Sergio PERELMAN
Building B31, Office I.45
Phone 04 3663098
E-mail sergio.perelman@ulg.ac.be
Teaching assistant: Jérôme Schoenmaeckers
Building B31, Phone 04 3663125
E-mail: Jerome.Schoenmaeckers@ulg.ac.be(Jerome.Schoenmaeckers@ulg.ac.be) |
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