MPV_ARPM Applied Research in Public Policy Making

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
podzim 2023
Rozsah
2/0/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Martin Guzi, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Mgr. Martin Guzi, Ph.D.
Katedra veřejné ekonomie – Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Biskupová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra veřejné ekonomie – Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Rozvrh
Po 12:00–13:50 P312, kromě Po 18. 9., kromě Po 6. 11.
Předpoklady
The course has no formal prerequisites but it does require a willingness to engage with numbers and data, as well as some basic microeconomics.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 24 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 21/24, pouze zareg.: 0/24
Jiné omezení: !MPV_SIPS
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
Students taking this course will learn from the real-life examples to understand the challenges of public policy and its implementation. Classes have seminar format with a strong focus on class discussion and cooperative learning. The following topics will be discussed: labor market discrimation, income poverty and living wages, migration, satisfaction with life and future of work. The materials presented in the course are exclusively based on the recently published papers of recognized scholars.
Výstupy z učení
The course will put an emphasis on empirical research and encourage students to elaborate selective case studies into class presentations. Students will learn to understand and critically discuss contemporary policy challenges.
Osnova
  • Course outline:
    1. Discriminatory Behaviour:
    * Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful
    * Discrimination in the Hiring Process
    * Male-Female Differences in Labor Market Outcomes
    2. International Migration:
    * Labour Market Mobility and Work Migration
    * Benefits and Costs of Migration
    * Integration of Immigrants in the Labour Market
    3. How to Achieve Decent Living Standards for All:
    * Many Dimensions of Poverty
    * Income Adequacy and the Definition of Living Wage
    * In Pursuit of Happiness and Job Satisfaction
    4. The Future of Work: What Do We Know?
    Please consult the ‘Interactive syllabus’ for the latest information.
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • Bansak, C., Simpson, N. B., & Zavodny, M. (2020). The economics of immigration. In Routledge eBooks. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/masaryk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6378535
  • HANSEN, Peo. A modern migration theory. First edition. Newcastle upon Tyne: Agenda publishing, 2021, xvii,238 s. ISBN 9781788210546. info
    doporučená literatura
  • IZA World of Labor is an online platform that provides policy analysts, journalists, academics and society generally with relevant and concise information on labor market issues.
  • BORJAS, George J. Labor economics. Eight edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2020, xvi, 478. ISBN 9781260565522. info
  • BANSAK, Cynthia, Nicole B. SIMPSON a Madeline ZAVODNY. The economics of immigration. First published. London: Routledge, 2015, xvii, 338. ISBN 9780415747066. info
Výukové metody
The course is organized in 12 sessions. Classes have seminar format with a strong focus on class discussion and cooperative learning. We expect students to come to the classes. They are expected to participate in the class discussions and introduce the papers that they have read and also, their thoughts about them. If students miss classes not only will they not know the material, but they also deprive their classmates and lecturer of learning from them, and we lose the benefit of their contribution.
Students planning to study abroad through the Erasmus+ program should contact the course coordinator. They can 1) pursue a similar course at a foreign university or 2) consider enrolling in the course in the following year.
Metody hodnocení
You can earn 100 points over the semester and your grade will depend on the overall score. Grading is based on attendance (20 points), lecture assignments (15 points), two written assignments (2x10 points), midterm exam - online (15 points) and final exam - in class (30 points). The basic condition for getting a grade (A-E) from the course is to gain at least 60 points overall and at least 18 points (60%) from the final exam.
Grading: A 100 - 92 points, B 91 – 84 points, C 83 – 76 points, D 75 – 68 points, E 67 – 60 points, F less than 60 points
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Instructor: Martin Guzi,
Office Hours: by appointment,
Email: martin.guzi@econ.muni.cz
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Studijní materiály
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2019, podzim 2020, podzim 2021, podzim 2022, podzim 2024.