Labour Economics Course : Labour Economics
Grade : 5th Semester ( Odd Semester 2022/2023)
Credits : 3 (150 minutes/meeting, 16 meeting in 1 semester)
Instructor : 1. Dr. Diah Setyawati Dewanti, S.E., M.Sc. ([email protected]) 2. Fitra Praspawidya Purna, S.E., M.Sc. ( [email protected])
DESCRIPTION
This subject is designed to give knowledge and understanding concern the scope and importance of labor economics; concept of demand, supplu and labor market; many efforts to improve the human resources quality; the determination and wage structure; the labor allocation; labor union and the implication to the economics; and the reason of government intervention on labor market.
The Course Features Students will be able to:
Students could understand the concept of Labor supply and Labor Demand
Students could understand and analyse concerning the Equilibrium of labor market
Students could understand and analyse concerning the labor discrimination
Student could understand and analyse concerning the human capital and wage distribution
Student could understand and analyse concerning the application of wage structure
Students could understand and analyse concerning the labor migration Reference :
Borjas, Goerge J. 2000. Labor Economics, illinois: McGraw Hill Book
Smith, S. Robert. 2012. Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy. Pearson, Prentice Hall
supporting journals.
Assessment :
Softskill = 10%
Evaluation Learning Test 1 = 22.5%
Task 01 = 2.5%
Quiz 01 = 2.5%
Discussion 01 = 2.5%
Competency test 1 = 15%
Evaluation Learning Test 2 = 22.5%
Task 02 = 2.5%
Quiz 02 = 2.5%
Quiz 03 = 2.5%
Competency Test 2 = 15%
Evaluation Learning 3 = 22.5%
Task 03 = 2.5%
Quiz 04 = 2.5%
Quiz 05 = 2.5%
Competency Test 3 = 15%
Evaluation Learning 4 = 22.5%
Task 04 = 2.5%
Paper = 5%
Competency Test 4 = 15%
TOTAL 100%
Syllabus
Week Session Content
1 1 Introduction
2 2 Why w learn labor economics
3 3 Labor economics in micro and macro
4 4 Competency test 1
5 5 Labor demand
6 6 Labor supply
7 7 Equilibrium of labor demand and supply 8-16 8-16 Wage differentiation
