(in Polish) International Labour Market 1155-12-E22-0-InLM

The following areas are covered by the lecture:
- theories of labour market and human capital,
- labour demand and labour supply, equilibrium wage,
- labour market institutions and labour market policy,
- international labour mobility, theory of international migration,
- international trade, foreign direct investment and labour markets,
- key indicator of the labour markets: unemployment rate, employment rate, activity rate,
- economic growth and labour markets,
- demographic trends and labour markets – international comparison,
- international labour flows, qualified and unqualified labour migration,
- legal framework and institutions of labour markets in developed economies,
- labour market policies in developed economies,
- income inequalities.

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in lectures and tutorials - 30 hrs - consultations - 30 hrs - final exam - 5 hours Self-study hours: - preparation of the team project - 20 hrs - preparation for the exam- 40 hrs Altogether: 125 hrs (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: students know and understatnd the basic concepts related to labour market - K_W01 W2: students know the institutions of the labour markets and their role - K_W02 W3: students understand the relations between labour demand, labour supply, wage level and unemployment - K_W04

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: students are able to analyze changes in the labour markets in an international context - K_U01 U2: students can solve problems concerning labour markets within alternative theoretical frameworks - K_U02 U3: are able to analyze consequences of different policy measures in the labour markets - K_U07

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: students are able to draw conclusions from data analysis - K_K01 K2: students are ready to respect ethical norms in the context of employment and labour markets - K_K02

Teaching methods

informative lecture, group presentations, discussions.

Expository teaching methods

- participatory lecture
- informative (conventional) lecture
- problem-based lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- case study
- seminar
- classic problem-solving
- practical

Online teaching methods

- cooperation-based methods
- methods referring to authentic or fictitious situations
- exchange and discussion methods

Prerequisites

Good command of English.

Course coordinators

Jarosław Oczki

Assessment criteria

- written examination: W1, W2, W3
- active participation in the lecture: U1, U2, U3
- presentation: W1, W2, W3, U1, U2, U3, K1

Additional information

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