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Presentation
Presentation
The Human Resources Economics unit is part of the 2nd year of the Degree in Human Resources Management and Development. This curricular unit aims to introduce students to the purpose of human resources economics (or labor economics) and the functioning of the labor market.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP619-2928
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Introduction. 2. Labor supply. 3. Labor demand. 4. Labor market equilibrium. 5. Compensating wage differentials. 6. Education. 7. Wage distribution. 8. Labor mobility. 9. Labor market discrimination. 10. Unions. 11. Incentive pay. 12. Unemployment.
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Objectives
Objectives
The main objective of this curricular unit is to provide Human Resources Management and Development students with a better understanding of how contemporary labor markets function, as well as the models and methods used by economists to explain this same functioning.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
The classes' methodology is theoretical-practical, centred on exposition, dialogue, collective reflection, practical exercises, and analysis of actual cases with students. All pedagogical material is available on the Moodle platform. Assessment is continuous and consists of 2 elements: • Evaluation test with 50% weighting. • Group work with 50% weighting.
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References
References
Borjas, G. J. (2013). Labor Economics. McGraw-Hill.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
