| Course Unit Code | 156-0303/03 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 2 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Third Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| S1I44 | doc. RNDr. Milan Šimek, Ph.D., MBA |
| Summary |
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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To clarify basic relations on labour markets
To interpret investments in human capital
To explain wage diferences on labour market
To discuss unions influence at labour markets
To analyze employment policy effects and to classify programmes
To identify basic problems of the Czech labour market
To describe active and passive labour employment in the European union |
| Course Contents |
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1. The Demand for Labour in Competitive Markets (The Short Run – Demand Schedule, Demand for Labour in the Long Run)
2. Labour Supply (Labour Force Participation, Hours of Work of Effort)
3. Unemployment (Unemployment, Types of Unemployment, Unemployment Dynamics,
NAIRU)
4. Investment in Human Capital (The Nature of Human Capital, Age - Earnings Profiles, Skills Acquired at School, Skills Acquired on the Job)
5. Earnings - Effects of Race and Gender on Earnings (Theories of Discrimination, Measuring Discrimination).
6. Inequality of Earnings and Income
7. Unionized Labour Markets ( Unions: Grows and Goals, Union Methods: The Bargaining Process, Union’s Impact on Labour Markets)
8. Migration (Theories of Migration, Migration Effects)
9. Employment Policy and Labour Market Policy (Definitions, Goals, Passive and Active Programmes)
10. Labour Market and Employment Policy in the Czech Republic |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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BORJAS, George. Labor Market Economics. Mc GrawHill, 2010. ISBN 978-00-71048-47-7.
EHRENBERG, Ronald and Robert SMITH. Modern Labor Economics. Theory and Public Policy. Pearson Addison Wesley Companion, 2009. ISBN 978-0-321-53373-9.
SIROVÁTKA, Tomáš a kol. Nejistoty na trhu práce. Boskovice: František Šalé - ALBERT, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7326-172-6.
ŠIMEK, Milan. Podpora zaměstnatelnosti znevýhodněných skupin obyvatel v České republice: Nové přístupy a efekty. Brno: Institut vzdělávání SOKRATES, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86572-66-6.
https://cs-cz.facebook.com/Národohospodáři-Ostrava-246212538805455/ |
BORJAS, George. Labor Market Economics. Mc GrawHill, 2010. ISBN 978-00-71048-47-7.
EHRENBERG, Ronald and Robert SMITH. Modern Labor Economics. Theory and Public Policy. Pearson Addison Wesley Companion, 2009. ISBN 978-0-321-53373-9.
SIROVÁTKA, Tomáš a kol. Nejistoty na trhu práce. Boskovice: František Šalé - ALBERT, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7326-172-6.
ŠIMEK, Milan. Podpora zaměstnatelnosti znevýhodněných skupin obyvatel v České republice: Nové přístupy a efekty. Brno: Institut vzdělávání SOKRATES, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86572-66-6.
https://cs-cz.facebook.com/Národohospodáři-Ostrava-246212538805455/ |
| Recommended Reading: |
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BLOCK, Walter Labor Economics From a Free Market Perspectives. World Scientific, 2008. ISBN: 978-981-270-568-6.
BROŽOVÁ, Dagmar Společenské souvislosti trhu práce. Praha: SLON 2003. 140 s. ISBN 80-86429-16-4.
FILER, Randall K., Daniel S. HAMERMESH and Albert E. REES. The Economics of Work and Pay. 6th ed. New York: Harper Collins, 1996. ISBN 0-673-99474-0.
LAYARD, Richard, Stephen NICKELL and Richard JACKMAN. Unemployment: Macroeconomic Performance and the Labour Market. 2 ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-927917-9.
NEKOLOVÁ, Markéta Flexicurity – hledání rovnováhy mezi flexibilitou a ochranou trhu práce v České republice. Praha, VUPSV, 2008. 72 s. ISBN 978-80-87007-89-1.
MAREŠ, Petr Nezaměstnanost jako sociální problém. Praha: SLON, 2002. 172 s. ISBN 80-86429-08-3.
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BLOCK, Walter Labor Economics From a Free Market Perspectives. World Scientific, 2008. ISBN: 978-981-270-568-6.
BROŽOVÁ, Dagmar Společenské souvislosti trhu práce. Praha: SLON 2003. 140 s. ISBN 80-86429-16-4.
FILER, Randall K., Daniel S. HAMERMESH and Albert E. REES. The Economics of Work and Pay. 6th ed. New York: Harper Collins, 1996. ISBN 0-673-99474-0.
LAYARD, Richard, Stephen NICKELL and Richard JACKMAN. Unemployment: Macroeconomic Performance and the Labour Market. 2 ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-927917-9.
NEKOLOVÁ, Markéta Flexicurity – hledání rovnováhy mezi flexibilitou a ochranou trhu práce v České republice. Praha, VUPSV, 2008. 72 s. ISBN 978-80-87007-89-1.
MAREŠ, Petr Nezaměstnanost jako sociální problém. Praha: SLON, 2002. 172 s. ISBN 80-86429-08-3.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Exercises evaluation | Credit | 100 (100) | 51 |
| písemka | Written test | 100 | 51 |