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Labour market

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Course Unit Code114-0363/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
S1I44doc. RNDr. Milan Šimek, Ph.D., MBA
Summary
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
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
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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.
European Commission. Migrant Integration Statistics. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2021. 154 p. ISBN 978-92-76-27449.
BROŽOVÁ, Dagmar. Kapitoly z moderní ekonomie trhů práce. Praha: C.H. Beck,2018. 267 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-719-4.
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.
VLACH Jan a Jaromíra KOTÍKOVÁ. Trh práce po krizi. Praha: VÚPSV, 2019. 45 s. ISBN 978-80-7416-342-5.
Recommended Reading:
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. Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe. Annual Review 2021. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2021. 133 p. ISBN 978-92-76-43555-6.
ILO. The Value of Essential Work. World Employment and Social Outlook 2023. Geneva: Intenational Labour Office, 2023. 254 p. ISBN 978-92-2-036651-6.
DOHNALOVÁ Marie a Pavel BAREŚ. Legislativní a institucionální podmínky pro činnost sociálních podniků a pro zaměstnávání osob znevýhodněných na trhu práce s přihlédnutím ke specifickému postavení a možnostem pracovní integrace u osob se záznamem v trestním rejstříku. Praha: VÚPSV, 2020. 94 s. ISBN 978-80-7416-359-3.
KOTÍKOVÁ Jaromíra a Pavlína ŠŤASTNOVÁ. Projekce absolventů škol. Výpočet a výsledky. Praha: VÚPSV, 2019. 125 s. ISBN 978-80-7416-350-0.
RAKOCZYOVÁ, M., R. TRBOLA a T. SIROVÁTKA. Individuální práce s obtížně umístitelnými uchazeči o zaměstnání. Praha: VÚPSV, 2021. 66 s. ISBN 978-80-7416-422-4.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit 
        ExaminationExamination100 51