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Labour economics

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 114-0376/02
Abbreviation ETP
Course title Labour economics
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Economics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jiří Balcar, Ph.D., MBA

Subject syllabus

Imperfect competition in the labour market: Monopsony, trade unions, and collective bargaining
Discrimination and gender in the labour market
From forced employment to Industry 4.0: The evolution of the Czech labour market
Labour markets of the European Union countries
Flexibility as a prerequisite for the functioning of the labour market
The gig economy from the labour market perspective
Mobility, migration, and commuting
A strategic approach to the choice of educational and career trajectories

E-learning

https://lms.vsb.cz/

Literature

BORJAS, George. Labor Economics. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2020. 569 p. ISBN 978-1-26-000472-4 .
European Commission. Employment ad Social Developments in Europe. Annual Review 2022. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2022. 135 p. ISBN 978-92-76-54212-4 .
European Commission. Migrant Integration Statistics. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2021. 154 p. ISBN 978-92-76-27449-0 .

Advised literature

BANSAK, C., N. SIMPSON and M. ZAVODNY. The Economics of Immigration. New York: Routledge, 2020. 470 p. ISBN 978-0-36-741616-4.
BORJAS, George. Labor Economics. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2020. 569 p. ISBN 978-1-26-000472-4 .
EHRENBERG, R.G., R.S. SMITH and K.F. HALLOCK. Modern Labor Economics. Theory and Public Policy. New York: Routledge, 2020. 782 p. ISBN 978-04-2932-720-9 .


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