Economia del lavoro - ENG

LABOUR ECONOMICS

Prof.ssa Eliana Baici

Course Code: E0048
Subject code: SECS-P/02
8 ECTS – 64 hours
Location: Novara


Educational aims

This course is divided in two modules: Labour economics (6 CFU) and Labour economics (2 CFU).

Labour economics (6 CFU) seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the labour market, through the analysis of the interaction of workers and employers. Labour economics looks at the suppliers of labour services (workers), the demands of labour services (employers), and attempts to understand the resulting pattern of wages, employment, and income.
Labour economics (2 CFU)
To be  agreed with the teacher.

Content of the course

Module 1 – Labour economics (6 CFU)

1.    Labour supply
2.    Labour supply in time, household production and fertility
3.    Labour demand
4.    Labour market equilibrium
5.    Compensating wage differentials
6.    Human capital
7.    The wage structure
8.    Labour mobility
9.    Labour market discrimination
10.    Labour unions
11.    Incentive pay
12.    Unemployment

Module 2 – Labour economics (2 CFU)

To be  agreed with the teacher.


Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites


Course Texts

Module 1

•    George J. Borjas, Labor Economics, fifth edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2010. The book is available in the library
•    Texts provided during lectures.

Module 2

•    To be  agreed with the teacher.

Further information can be found in the web page of the course at the URL

https://eco.dir.unipmn.it/


Teaching methods

Lectures, case-study discussions and invited experts.

Examination

Labour economics: written exam. At the end of the module of 6 CFU there will be an exam reserved to the students who attended most of the lessons.