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Learning outcomes |
The objective of the course is to develop students' abilities in acquiring a better understanding
of the labour markets´ functioning like unemployment, jobs and wages. Another objective is to
provide students the tools for carrying out independent research in the field. This course covers
traditional and recent economic theories that explain labour market functioning. Also, there is a
discussion on the empirical studies in Labour economics, particularly applied to the Portuguese
case.
Skills to develop:
- General: responsibility, Independent reasoning and decision, Team-work and oral and written
communication.
- Academic: Ability to analyse and interpret data and empirical studies
- Professional: Capacity to analyse the economic activity in its diverse dimensions (local,
regional, national and international) and knowledge about the Portuguese and European labour
markets functioning
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Main Bibliography |
Borjas, George (2023) Labor Economics, New York: McGraw-Hill
Kaufman, B., & Hotchkiss, J., (2004) The Economics of Labor Markets, Thomson South-Western
Cahuc, P., S. Carcilo e A. Zylberberg (2014), Labor Economics, The Mit Press.
Lopes, H., & Cerejeira, J., (2023) Economia do trabalho: mercados e instituições, Almedina
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