156-0415/03 – European Union Labour Markets (TP EU)
| Gurantor department | Department of Applied Economics | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Jaromír Gottvald, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Jaromír Gottvald, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2011/2012 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
| Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
To clarify development of the European Union with emphasis to the labour markets
- to compare the models of labour markets in the EU members
- to identify differences between EU labour markets and other countries
- to dramatise the transfer from the pasive to the active labour market policy and other changes in the structure of labour market
Teaching methods
Lectures
Summary
The course provides detail knowledge on labour markets in European union and EU countries, the evolution of integration process in EU from the beginning of 80-ties and the contemporary development trends. Executive summary of the political and economic context of implementation of Employment Guidelines is involved. Deep comparisons of labour market models of EU countries and also with other developed countries are provided together with assessment of performances and policies per selected member states - impact evaluation of the European Employment Strategy.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Další požadavky na studenta
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Panorama of the European labour markets
• Recent labour market performance – description
• Employment rates
• Gender differences in participation, employment and pay
• Unemployment, skills and employment
• Labour market situation of non-EU nationals
2. Sectoral employment trends
• Best employment performing sectors
• Sectoral employment performance by level of skills and education
• Sectoral structure and employment performance
3. Structural changes in the European labour markets
• Employment and participation dynamics, the cyclical behaviour of employment, labour force and unemployment
• The effect of upturns and downturns on employment, labour force and unemployment
• The role of temporary contracts, part time jobs
4. Evidence on long-term trends in the labour market
• The impact of demographic changes on employment, unemployment and
participation rates
• The impact of changes in the skills structure of the working age population on
employment, participation and unemployment
5. Flexicurity – conditions, development, implementation
6. Performance gaps between European regions
• Regional disparities, regional disparities
• Employment rate, unemployment rate
• Indicators adopted in the classification of regions, groups of European regions
• Different patterns of utilisation of resources, productivity and employment
contributions to growth
7. Employment policy mix and policy making
• A clear convergence towards successful labour market strategies
• A stronger priority for employment at the national level
• POLICY MAKING - More integrated governmental decision making on
employment-related policies
• Co-operation between Member States and diffusion of labour market practices
8. Implementation of the EU employment guidelines and recommendations
• ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCES AND POLICIES ACROSS THE
EUROPEAN UNION
• Better developed lifelong learning strategies
9. Denmark - Impact evaluation of the European Employment Strategy
• Introduction to lecture – characteristics of Denmark, namely labour market
• Danish employment policies in relation to the European Employment Strategy
• Recommendations for a future European Employment Strategy
10. Ireland - Impact evaluation of the European Employment Strategy
• Introduction to lecture - Trends in Employment and Unemployment
• Theme ‘The Impact of Activation Measures’
• Theme ‘Taxes, Benefits and the Financial Incentive to Work’
11. UK - Impact evaluation of the European Employment Strategy
• Prevention and activation policies for unemployed people
• Young People aged 18-24 before six months unemployment
• The New Deal for Young People, New Deal for Lone Parents
• New Deal for Disabled People, New Deal for People aged 50 and above
• The New Deal for Partners of Unemployed People
12. Spain - Impact evaluation of the European Employment Strategy
• PREVENTION AND ACTIVATION POLICIES FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
• Training actions and employability
• Integration of beneficiaries and effectiveness of measures
• TAXES, BENEFITS AND LABOUR SUPPLY
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction