Learning objectives: The course is meant to present the main themes concerning the functioning of the labour market. It covers the theoretical problems related to the behaviour of workers, firms and institutions in the determination of wages and employment. It also provides students with the basic methodological tools used in empirical labour economics and surveys the available empirical evidence for both OECD countries and developing economies. The course also covers topics in human resource management and industrial relations.
Expected Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge and comprehension: students must prove their knowledge of the main issues of the discipline and must be able to use the discipline’s main instruments, in order to understand the solutions of economic problems and interpret empirical phenomena. Mastery of the mathematical and statistical tools employed during the course is essential.
Applying knowledge and understanding: students must prove their understanding of the main phenomena related to the Italian and European labour market, comparing different situations and patterns.
Making judgments: students must prove to have developed critical skills, in order to evaluate the economic implications of labour policies.
Communication: students must be able to answer in a correct, clear, binding and exhaustive fashion both the questions of the written test and the questions of the potential oral test. Students will learn how to communicate the results of the analyses carried out through essays and graphs.
Lifelong learning skills: students must prove their ability to learn, managing to widen their knowledge thanks to pertinent and relevant bibliographical references. Students will have the chance to apply the knowledge acquired during previous courses, integrating it with the further professionalising competences that characterise this course.
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