OPF:EVSNPTPZ EU Labour Market and Employmen - Course Information

EVSNPTPZ European Union Labour Market and Employment Policy

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Michaela Horúcková (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová

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

• European Integration (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)
• Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)

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

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	40
Přednáška	26
Seminář	13
Zkouška	40
Summary	119

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