Economia del lavoro-eng

LABOUR ECONOMICS

Prof.ssa Eliana Baici, Prof. Marco Francesconi
Teaching Code: E0048
SSD: SECS/P02
8 CFU – 64 hours
Seat: Novara





•    Teaching Language
Italian and English.


•    Contents
The course of Labour Economics seeks to analyze the functioning and the dynamics of labour markets through the interaction of workers and employers.


•    Material
-    Pepi De Caleo - Brucchi Luchino, Manuale di economia del lavoro, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2015.
-    Material suggested during the lectures
-    For further information, please consult the course page on moodle D.I.R.: https://eco.dir.unipmn.it/


•    Prerequisites
Bachelor degree.


•    Educational Objectives

The course of Labour Economics aims to present and discuss the main issues related to the functioning of the labour market. It looks at how workers and firms assume their major decisions about supply, demand for labour and investment in human capital. It also analyses how their behaviour influences the equilibrium of the market in terms of wages and employment. The course also focuses on the role of institutions and discusses the main economic policy measures, and the empirical evidence for the major industrialized countries.


•    Teaching Methods
•    Lectures, case studies, exercises, Seminars and Testimonials.
•    Presentations by students.
•    Participation is voluntary, but suggested.


•    Evaluation


Non participants:
o    Written exam (60 min) (max 30 points)
Participants:
o    Written exam (60 min): (max 20 points)
o    Active participation in class (max 4 points)
o    Presentation (max 8 points)

Students attending the course will have an additional exam at the end of the lessons.


•    Extended Content

1.    Labour supply
2.    Labour demand
3.    Perfect competition
4.    Imperfections in the labour market and unemployment
5.    The regulation of the labour market, wage differentials
6.    Economics Personnel: selection and training of workers
7.    Systems of incentive wages
8.    Discrimination: what it is, when it is present, how to measure it and prevent it
9.    Income inequality and mobility
10.    Immigration and the labour market
11.    Economic Analysis of illegal behaviour