Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500258 Labour Relations | OB | 2 | 2 |
There are nos specific prerequisits. It is recomended to be cursed Introduction to Economics and Labour Economics.
Group 01. Teacher: Marcela Arqueros Wood
Group 51. Teacher: Lidia Andrés Delgado. Language: Catalan
Socio Labour Policies is devoted to analyze the public policies that influence Labour Markets. It is complementary of Labour Economics
Its specific goals are:
- The knowledge of the needs to regulate and to organize public policies in Labour Market
- The main traits and critical aspects of social and labour policies
-To learn the effects of these policies and their influence on labour and social conditions
- To learn how to analyze the proposals of new social and labour policies
- To learn the differences between different social policies models
The main objective is to study, from economic perspective, the main social policies that influence labour markets
Part 1. The role of socio labour policies
1. Labour activity
Labour and social needs. The spaces of labour: markets, families and public regulation
2. The role of Public Policy
The role and forms of public regulations. Public policies in globalisation times. National models of employment
Part 2. Employment policies
3. Macroeconomic policies
The concept of full employment. Keynesian and neoliberal policies. Employment policies in the era of globalisation
4. Policies of protection to unemployed
Types of policies and their economic effects. From welfare to workfare. The debate on universal income
5. Active employment policies
Assesment to unemployed people. Ocupational training. Employment promotion
Part 3. Other labour policies
6. Time policies
The debate on worktime and their employment effects. Time flexibility and every day life
7. Migratory policies
Types of migrations and types of policies. The effect of flux policies on labour markets
8. Policies against inequalitys
Inequalities in the labour market. Gender policies. The role of unions and collective bargaining
Part 4. Othes policies with social and labour effects
9. Social Security and labour markets
Social Security systems and their labour market impacts. State of the art
Statement
Teaching will be mixed: lectures will be online and seminars face-to-face.
Statement
Teaching and assessment methods may be submitted to change in case health authorities impose restrictions to access to campus.
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Teaching includes both presentation of main theorical aspects and information about specific Spanish policies
Team work is devoted to product a paper by a small group of students (3-4). The teacher proposes the work, discuss the scheme and supervise the different phases of ellaboration. Finally students realize and oral presentation and discussion of the final work
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
PROFESSORS TEACHING | 25 | 1 | 11, 1, 2, 21, 4, 5, 26, 27, 28, 24, 7, 8, 9, 12, 6, 14, 13, 17, 18, 20, 19, 10, 22, 23, 29, 3 |
Type: Supervised | |||
TEAM WORK | 25 | 1 | 11, 2, 21, 4, 5, 26, 27, 28, 24, 16, 7, 8, 9, 25, 12, 6, 14, 13, 17, 18, 20, 19, 10, 22, 23, 29, 30, 3 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
EXAMS | 7.5 | 0.3 | 24, 6, 15, 17, 10 |
SEARCH OF BIBLIOGRAPHY AND DATA | 22.5 | 0.9 | 11, 2, 5, 26, 16, 7, 9, 12, 6, 17, 18, 19, 10, 22, 29, 3 |
TIME DEVOTED TO INDIVIDUAL LEARNING | 70 | 2.8 | 11, 2, 5, 26, 16, 7, 9, 12, 6, 17, 18, 19, 10, 22, 29, 3 |
There are two exams, each of them accounts for 37,5% of the final grade.
Team work accounts for 20% of the final grade. Assessment considers both the quality of the written paper and the oral presentation.
And, finally, class attendance accounts for 5% of the final grade.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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TEAM WORK | 20% | 0 | 0 | 11, 2, 21, 4, 5, 27, 28, 24, 16, 7, 8, 9, 12, 6, 14, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 19, 10, 22, 23, 30, 3 |
Two exams | 80% | 0 | 0 | 11, 1, 4, 5, 26, 27, 7, 8, 9, 25, 12, 6, 14, 13, 20, 19, 10, 29, 3 |
BANYULS, J., CANO, E., PITXER, J.V. SANCHEZ, A. (2005) Economia Laboral i Polítiques d’Ocupació. Universitat de València
FINA, L. (2001) El reto del empleo. McGraw Hill, Madrid
Mc Connell, Campbell, R. i BRUE, S.L. (1996) Economia Laboral. McGraw Hill, Madrid
RECIO, A. (1997) Trabajos, personas, mercados FUHEM Icaria, Barcelona
During the course, wherever necessary, it is presented complementary bibliography and papers at Campus Virtual