EVSBKTPZ Labour Market and Employment Policy

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
12/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Tomáš Verner (lecturer)
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
Timetable
Thu 15. 10. 15:35–17:10 B307, Thu 12. 11. 15:35–17:10 B307, Thu 3. 12. 15:35–17:10 B307
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
None.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 19 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/19, only registered: 0/19
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge about the functioning of the labour market, both from a theoretical point of view and in terms of implemented practice. It affects the main aspects of the labour market as one of the markets of factors of production. It explains in detail the issue of labour supply and labour demand, wage differentials, the effect of unions on labour market and state intervention in the labour market. A large part is devoted to the issue of unemployment that represents a serious microeconomic and macroeconomic problem in many countries. Attention is also paid to the issue of the employment policy in the EU and in the Czech Republic.
Syllabus
  • 1. The labour market in conditions of perfect competition
    2. Investment in human capital
    3. Wage differentials in the labour market
    4. Discrimination in the labour market
    5. Monopsony and trade unions on labour market
    6. Wage formation in market economies
    7. Unemployment
    8. Unemployment as a social problem
    9. Employment policy
    10. EU employment policy
    11. Employment policy in the Czech Republic
    12. The system of employment services in the Czech Republic
    13. The international movement of labour
Literature
    required literature
  • KAJZAR, P. Trh práce a politika zaměstnanosti. Karviná: SU OPF, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7510-016-0. info
  • HALÁSKOVÁ, R. Politika zaměstnanosti. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7368-522-5. info
  • ŠIMEK, M. Ekonomie trhu práce A. Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 2007. ISBN 978-80-248-1416-2. info
  • BROŽOVÁ, D. Společenské souvislosti trhu práce. Praha: SLON, 2003. ISBN 80-86429-16-4. info
  • MAREŠ, P. Nezaměstnanost jeko sociální problém. Praha: Slon, 2002. ISBN 80-86429-08-3. info
  • BUCHTOVÁ, B. a kol. NEZAMĚSTNANOST psychologický, ekonomický a sociální problém. Praha: Grada, 2002. ISBN 80-247-9006-8. info
    recommended literature
  • CAVIEDES, A., MENZ, G. Labour Migration in Europe. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. ISBN 978-0-230-27482-2. info
  • ŠIMEK, M. Podpora zaměstnatelnosti znevýhodněných skupin obyvatel v České republice: Nové přístupy a efekty. Brno, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86572-66-6. info
  • SIROVÁTKA, T., WINKLER, J., ŽIŽLAVSKÝ, M. eds. Nejistoty na trhu práce. Boskovice: FSS, MU, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7326-6. info
  • VÁCLAVÍKOVÁ, A., KOLIBOVÁ, H., KUBICOVÁ, A. Problematika trhu práce a politiky zaměstnanosti. Opava:, 2009. ISBN 978-80-85819-76-2. info
  • DURRSCHMIDT, J., TAYLOR, G. P. Globalization, modernity and social change: hotspots of transition. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. ISBN 0-333-97157-4. info
  • HAVELKOVÁ, B. Rovnost v odměňování žen a mužů. Praha: Auditorium, 2007. ISBN 978-80-903786-2-9. info
  • KUCHAŘ, P. Trh práce - sociologická analýza. Praha: Karolinum, 2007. ISBN 978-80-246-1383-3. info
  • NORBERG, J. Globalizace. Praha: Alfa Publishing, 2006. ISBN 80-86851-32-X. info
  • RIEVAJOVÁ, E. a kol. Teória a politika zamestnanosti. Bratislava: Ekonóm, 2006. ISBN 80-225-2263-5. info
  • KOTÝNKOVÁ, M. Trh práce na přelomu tisíciletí. Praha: Oeconomica, 2006. ISBN 80-245-1149-5. info
  • KOLIBOVÁ, H., KUBICOVÁ, A. Trh práce a politika zaměstnanosti. Karviná: OPF SU, 2005. ISBN 80-7248-321-8. info
  • WINKLER, J., ŽIŽLAVSKÝ, M. Český trh práce a Evropská strategie zaměstnanosti. Brno: MU, 2004. ISBN 80-210-3536-X. info
  • KAMENÍČEK, J. Lidský kapitál. Úvod do ekonomie chování. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2003. ISBN 80-246-0449-3. info
Teaching methods
One-to-One tutorial
Skills demonstration
Students' self-study
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 12 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
course credit test
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Konzultace6
Ostatní studijní zátěž74
Přednáška6
Zápočet30
Summary116
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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