| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Have of the basic labour economics knowledge, getting theoretical background
- Understand the static and dynamic dimensions of labour market
- Analyse and question of the decision making process in labour markets
- Make policy suggestions for the solution of labor market problems.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This course aims to enable students to have knowledge about basic concepts, approaches, processes, and problems in the field of Labor Economics, to be able to analyze and develop comments. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Labor Economics; Characteristics of Labor Markets; Basic Approaches |
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2nd Week |
Wage Theories |
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3rd Week |
Labor Supply / Neoclassical Work and Leisure Theory |
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4th Week |
Labor Demand |
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5th Week |
Determination of Wages and Markets |
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6th Week |
Effective Wage Theories, Internal Labor Markets |
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7th Week |
Wage Differences, |
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8th Week |
Trade Unions and Their Economic Effects |
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9th Week |
Minimum Wage and Its Economic Effects |
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10th Week |
Unemployment and Unemployment Policies in Turkey Labor Market Analysis |
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11th Week |
Technology's Effects on Employment, Industry 4.0 |
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12th Week |
Income and Wage Inequality |
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13th Week |
Economic Analysis of Labor Mobility, |
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14th Week |
Education Economics |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | BİÇERLİ, KEMAL (2012) Çalışma Ekonomisi Beta Yayınları, İstanbul.
CAHİT TALAS (2010) Toplumsal Ekonomi, Çalışma Ekonomisi, İmge Kitabevi.
MERYEM KORAY (2018) Sosyal Politika, 5. Baskı, İmge Kitabevi. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Problem Solving
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Assignment |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
5 |
70 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
70 |
70 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
60 |
60 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
1 |
55 |
55 |
| Total Work Load | 301 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10.03 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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