Code: | 1EC405 | Acronym: | ERH |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Economics |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Agrupamento Científico de Economia |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Economics |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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LECO | 230 | Bologna Syllabus since 2012 | 3 | - | 3 | 42 | 81 |
The purpose of the course is to help students understand the mechanisms that preside over the functioning of labour markets. By the end of the course, students should be able to characterize the Portugues labour market against the background of European labour markets and discuss the impact of labour market policies. The economic foundations of human resources management practices are also highlighted.
Students should be able to characterize European labour markets and discuss the impact of labour market policies. The economic foundations of human resources management practices are also highlighted.
1. Introduction. 2. Labour supply. 2.1. The individual labour supply decision. 2.2. Individual and aggregate labour supply curve. 3. Labour demand. 3.1. Labour demand in the short-run and in the long-run. 3.2. Non-wage labour costs and adjustment costs. 4. The labour market. 4.1. Competitive labour markets. 4.2. Competitive labour markets with migration flows. 5. Compensating wage differentials. 5.1. Worker heterogeneity and workplace characteristics. 5.2. Hedonic wage function. 6. Human capital. 6.1. Human capital and investments in human capital. 6.2. Schooling. 6.3. Training. 7. Labour Market Discrimination a. Taste Discrimination; b. Statistical Discrimination; c. Measuring Discrimination. 8. Incentive Pay. 8.1. The employment contract as an agency contract. 8.2. Imperfect information and motivation. 8.3. Wages as motivators.
Exposition of theory and discussion of labour market policy issues.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Teste | 100,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 50,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 50,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
For those students choosing continuous assessment, attendance of lectures is required (minimum 2/3)
Countinuous assesment consists of 2 partial examinations and one essay presented in class. Only by submitting their second test do students commit to this type of assessment.
As alternative, there is a final exam.
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For those students wishing to improve their final grade, there is a re-sit exam.
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