The objective of this subject is that students, through a set of economic tools, can understand the functioning of the labor market, interpret the results of data analyses, and assess the influence and impact this subject has in relation to other disciplines. Students will be able to analyze various situations and critically reflect on the functioning of this discipline, proposing improvements and solutions to the reality of the most relevant economic problems, taking into account their influence on the configuration of society and individuals.
UNIT 1 Basic Concepts
1.1. What is work?
1.2. Different forms of work
1.3. Institutions in Work
2. Functioning of the Labor Market
2.1. Supply and Demand
3. Different theoretical approaches to labor market analysis
UNIT 2. Wages
2.1. Wages from various theoretical perspectives
2.2. Wage determination
2.3. Wage structure
2.4. Collective bargaining
UNIT 3. Unemployment
3.1. What is unemployment?
3.2. Causes of unemployment
3.3. Job creation and precariousness
3.4. Effects of precariousness
UNIT 4. Policies and the Labor Market
4.1. Monetary policies
4.2. Active/passive employment policies
4.3. Training policies
4.4. Policies against inequality
4.5. The Spanish aid system
The subject will be structured as follows:
1.- Presentation of topics through lectures, using manuals and materials provided by the teaching staff.
Before starting each topic, students will engage in reflection to express their prior ideas about the subject matter.
At the end of each topic, students will carry out a brief reflection on everything seen/read/debated in class.
2.- Throughout the course, individual and group activities will be carried out.
3.- At the end of the course, a theoretical-practical final exam will be conducted.
All within a framework of tutoring and continuous monitoring.
Ordinary call:
To be evaluated in the ordinary call, all activities subject to evaluation must have been completed. Evaluable activities must be submitted by the deadlines indicated by the professor. If, for a duly justified and communicated reason to the professor, the activities could not be submitted within the established period, they may be submitted before the exam date so the professor can grade them, although in this case the professor is not obliged to provide feedback on those activities.
Additionally, the student has the right to take the final written exam even if they have not submitted all other evaluable activities, but the final grade will only be calculated if all activities have been submitted, according to the evaluation criteria and weightings established in this syllabus. If any evaluable activity has not been submitted or completed, it will be recorded as "Not presented" in the record.
Extraordinary call:
The evaluation criteria are the same as in the ordinary call, so all evaluation activities considered in the course must be submitted. Grades from completed activities (including the final written exam) will be kept while pending activities are completed. The same weighting criteria as in the ordinary evaluation will be applied. This measure applies only during the current academic year, so if the extraordinary call is not passed, re-enrollment will imply repeating the entire subject.
Class attendance 10%
Participation in work groups 25%
Individual assignments 25%
Final exam 40%
Instructions will be provided to students in class.
Instructions will be provided to students in class.