EKNPTPZ European Union Labour Market and Employment Policy

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Milan Šimek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Milan Šimek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Milan Šimek, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Prerequisites
The completion of the course does not require any conditions and subject can be registered independently of other subjects.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides detail knowledge on labour markets in European union and EU countries, the evolution of integration process in EU from the beginning of 80-ties and the contemporary development trends. Executive summary of the political and economic context of implementation of Employment Guidelines is involved. Deep comparisons of labour market models of EU countries and also with other developed countries are provided together with assessment of performances and policies per selected member states - impact evaluation of the European Employment Strategy.
Syllabus
  • 1. Panorama of the European labour market
    2. European union labour demand
    3. European union labour supply
    4. European union wage, wage costs, minimum wages
    5. Labour migration
    6. EU Employment policy - development
    7. European Employment Strategy
    8. Labour market and employment policy in UK
    9. Labour market and employment policy in Denmark
    10. Labour market and employment policy in Germany
    11. Labour market and employment policy in Slovakia
    12. Europan social fund and labour market in the Czech Republic
    13. Strategy Europa 2020
Literature
    required literature
  • European Commision. Labour Market Developments in Europe 2012. European Economy 5/12, 2012. ISBN 978-92-79-22853-7. URL info
  • European Commision. Labour Market Developments in Europe 2011. European Economy 2/11, 2011. ISBN 978-92-79-19271-5. URL info
  • European Commission. Employment in Europe 2010. Luxembourg, 2010. URL info
  • Evropská komise. Evropa 2020. Brusel, 2010. URL info
  • ŠIMEK, M. Podpora zaměstnatelnosti znevýhodněných skupin obyvatel v České republice: Nové přístupy a efekty. Brno: Sokrates, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86572-66-6. info
    recommended literature
  • Publications Office of the European Union. Eurostat regional yearbook 2013. Luxembourg, 2013. ISBN 978-92-79-29982-7. URL info
  • Publications Office of the European Union. Eurostat regional yearbook 2010. Luxembourg, 2010. URL info
  • BAŠTÝŘ, I. Porovnání úrovně, vývoje a postavení minimálních mezd a minimálních nákladů práce ve státech Evropské unie. Analýza statistických údajů. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-87007-80-8. URL info
  • ZIMMERMANN, K. The Economics of Migration. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, 2002. ISBN 1-85898-756-3. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Grade
Written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
attendance in seminars 60 %, seminar paper, defence of seminar paper, discussion , final witten exam
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž40
Přednáška26
Seminář13
Zkouška40
Summary119
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