| Course Unit Code | 156-0363/03 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 4 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer 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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| Subject The labor market deepens student's theoretical knowledge of the functioning of the labor market. Students are provided with theoretical information on employability, employers' and state labor market opportunities. It also covers the main instruments of passive and active employment policy in the EU countries and gives a comprehensive overview of the implementation of employment policy in the Czech Republic and its regions. |
| 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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Labour demand
2. Labour supply
3. Investments in human capital and their importance for the labour market
4. Factors influencing the differences in labour income
5. Imperfect competition on the labour market
6. Labour market mobility
7. Migration
8. The influence of the state on the labour market
9. Minimum wage in the labour market
10. Unemployment
11. Employment policy
12. Labour market and employment policy of the European Union
13. Labour market in the Czech Republic
14. Employment policy in the Czech Republic
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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CAHUC Pierre, Stéphane CARCILLO and André ZYLBERBERG. Labour Economics. 2nd Edition. Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-26-202770-0.
EHRENBERG, Ronald and Robert SMITH. Modern Labor Economics. 12th Edition. Theory and Public Policy. Routledge, 2015. ISBN 978-0-13-346278-4.
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BROŽOVÁ Dagmar. Kapitoly z ekonomie trhů práce. 2. vydání. Praha: Oeconomica, 2012. ISBN 978-80-245-1880.
EHRENBERG, Ronald and Robert SMITH. Modern Labor Economics. 12th Edition. Theory and Public Policy. Routledge, 2015. ISBN 978-0-13-346278-4.
SIROVÁTKA Tomáš a kol. Česká politika zaměstnanosti v době krize a po krizi. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014. ISBN 978-80-210-7149-0.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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| BORJAS, George. Labor Economics. 7th Edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2016. ISBN 978-1-259-25236-5. |
BORJAS, George. Labor Economics. 7th Edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2016. ISBN 978-1-259-25236-5.
BUCHTOVÁ, Božena, Josef ŠMAJS a Zdeněk BOLELOUCKÝ. Nezaměstnanost. 2. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4282-3.
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.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials |
| 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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| Credit | Credit | 100 (100) | 51 |
| písemka | Written test | 100 | 51 |
| Semestrální projekt | Semestral project | | |