Labour Economics

The course deals with all main topics related to the functioning of the labor market to make the students able to:
- know the theoretical problems related to the behavior of workers, firms and institutions in the determination of wages and employment.
- apply this knowledge and understanding in the solution of simple economic problems
- analyze, evaluate and comment in a conscious and critical way, with autonomy of judgement, the, empirical evidence for both OECD countries and developing economies;
- develop communication skills, participating with awareness and language ownership in the debate proposed in the classroom on the economic problems that will be stimulated by the teacher during the discussion of any topics;
- finally, through the knowledge of the course program, develop their learning skills in relation to the study of both other economic disciplines and juridical disciplines.

Knowledge and understanding skills: the students will develop knowledge and will have to demonstrate understanding of the mechanisms that underlie how to operate in the labour market; - Application skills: during the frontal lessons will be offered the possibility to apply knowledge and understanding through the proposal of simple and practical economic problems that will be solved in the classroom with the involvement of the students; - Autonomy of judgment: the student, through the knowledge and competences acquired, will then be able to analyze, evaluate and comment in a conscious and critical way, with autonomy of judgment, the main facts of labour market. - Communicative skills: the student will have to develop communication skills by participating with awareness and language properties in the debate proposed in the classroom on economic issues. This ability must, however, emerge during the written evaluation; - Learning skills: knowledge of the proposed program will enable students to develop their learning capacities in relation to the study both of other economic and legal disciplines.