Bachelor
2022/2023
Labour Economics
Type:
Compulsory course (Economics)
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
Department of Economics
When:
3 year, 1 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
28
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course builds a theoretical framework which provides the tools for examining some of the most challenging and interesting problems in labour market economics such as labor market discrimination, income inequality etc.
Learning Objectives
- Build a theoretical framework that provides the tools for examining problems in labor market economics.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- understanding of problems connected to education
- understanding of the assessment of policies on employment
- understanding of the evolution of wage inequalities
- understanding of the model of labour supply
- understanding of the problems of wage formation
- understanding of the static theory of labour demand
Course Contents
- Introduction
- Labour Supply
- Education and Human Capital
- Labour Demand
- Wage Discrimination
- Labour Market Policies
- Labor Mobility
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 1st module0.25 * debates + 0.25 * tests + 0.5 * Final exam: group project
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Cahuc, P., Zylberberg, A., & Carcillo, S. (2014). Labor Economics (Vol. Second Edition). Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=826636
- Алиев, И. М. Экономика труда : учебник и практикум для вузов / И. М. Алиев, Н. А. Горелов, Л. О. Ильина. — 4-е изд., перераб. и доп. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2020. — 486 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-11318-1. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/456964 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Saibal Kar, & Debabrata Datta. (2015). Industrial and Labor Economics. Springer. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.b.spr.isbuec.978.81.322.2017.6
- Одегов, Ю. Г. Экономика труда : учебник и практикум для вузов / Ю. Г. Одегов, Г. Г. Руденко. — 3-е изд., перераб. и доп. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2020. — 387 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-07329-4. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/450001 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).