Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in economics : general (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in economics : general (60 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course overview labour economics issues, including theory, evidence and policy. The aim of the course is to familiarise students with main theoretical and empirical issues in current labour economics.
Topics include labour supply, job search, wage determination, Human capital, returns to schooling, signalling and training, incentives in the labour market and labour demand as well as monopsony labour market institutions: minimum wages, unemployment compensation, employment protection, unions.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the course, the students will acquire a good knowledge of the mechanisms at work on the labor market
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Microeconomics course
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Lectures
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
A presentation by the students during classes on a topic chosen from a list of labor economics issues will represent 40% of the final grade.
A final exam will count for the 60% left.