114-0376/01 – Labour economics (ETP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Economics | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Balcar, Ph.D., MBA | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Balcar, Ph.D., MBA |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2020/2021 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Explain the nature of imperfect competition in the labour market and interpret the impact of monopsony, trade unions, and collective bargaining
Analyse manifestations of discrimination and gender inequalities in the labour market
Explain the development of the Czech labour market
Assess the importance of flexibility for the effective functioning of the labour market
Interpret the role of the gig economy in the context of the contemporary labour market
Evaluate the impact of mobility, migration, and commuting on labour market functioning
Define the significance of social capital and its effects on employability
Discuss the role of psychological traits and personality characteristics in employability
Propose a strategic approach to the choice of educational and career trajectories with respect to the changing demands of the labour market
Teaching methods
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Summary
The course focuses on advanced theories and current trends in the functioning of the labour market. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the principles of imperfect competition, including the impact of monopsony, trade unions, and collective bargaining, and will become familiar with issues of discrimination and gender inequalities. Emphasis is placed on the specific features of the Czech labour market, the effects of digitalisation, and the concept of Industry 4.0, as well as the flexibility of employment relations and the growing importance of the gig economy. The course further develops students’ knowledge of mobility, migration, and commuting, the role of social capital, and psychological factors in employability. An integral part of the course is also strategic planning of educational and career trajectories in the context of the changing demands of the labour market.
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Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Verification of study results will be carried out in the form of a written examination.
Students enrolled in the full-time programme are required to participate actively in the seminar exercises.
Requirements for students with an individual study plan: fulfilment of the conditions for obtaining the credit and successful completion of the written examination.
E-learning
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Other requirements
As part of the seminar exercises, students are required to prepare and defend a project.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Imperfect competition in the labour market: Monopsony, trade unions, and collective bargaining
Discrimination and gender in the labour market
From forced employment to Industry 4.0: The evolution of the Czech labour market
Labour markets of the European Union countries
Flexibility as a prerequisite for the functioning of the labour market
The gig economy from the labour market perspective
Mobility, migration, and commuting
A strategic approach to the choice of educational and career trajectories
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction