PETPPZ_E Labour Market and Employment Policy for NE

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Tomáš Paleta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Zuzana Richterková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Antonín Slaný, CSc.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Timetable
Mon 17:10–18:45 P106
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject uses students' knowledge acquired from previous courses during the university education and gives them large space for independent special work. Main objectives are:
to obtain knowledge of microeconomic conception of the labour market;
to obtain knowledge of macroeconomic conception of the labour market;
to analyse the labour market and unemployment in the theoretic economic thinking;
to understand the relation of theory and labour policy;
to analyse the segmentation of the labour market;
to obtain basic knowledge of human capital theory;
to recognize types of labour market mobility;
to understand the development of the labour market in the Czech Republic;
to compare the development of the labour market in the Czech Republic with the situation in other European countries.
Examination form: written test.
Syllabus
  • Microeconomic conception of the labour market
  • Macroeconomic conception of the labour market
  • The labour market and unemployment in the theoretic economic thinking
  • Passive labour policy
  • Active labour policy
  • Segmentation of the labour market
  • Human capital theory
  • Labour market mobility
  • Progression of the labour market in the Czech republic
  • Comparison of the labour market development in the Czech Republic with the situation in other European countries
Literature
  • Trh práce a politika zaměstnanosti. Edited by Hana Jírová. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 1999, 95 s. ISBN 8070796359. info
  • WINKLER, Jiří and Mirka WILDMANNOVÁ. Evropské pracovní trhy a průmyslové vztahy (European labour markets and industrial relations). 1. vydání. Brno: PC DIR, 1998, 107 pp. EU. info
  • DURDISOVÁ, Jaroslava. Sociální politika. Vyd. 2., přeprac. Praha: ASPI, 2002, 376 s. ISBN 80-86395-33-2. info
Assessment methods
Lectures are held regularly in separate weeks during the semester. The course is concluded by a written exam. Its range matches the topics discussed in lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008.
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