2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS3785 The Economics of Unions

10 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Dr Luisa Zanchi
Email: lz@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

Pre-requisites

LUBS2140

Intermediate Microeconomics

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the theoretical approach that economists take to trade unions in the labour market. The module covers both the orthodox and the modern approaches to the analysis of trade unions, including bargaining between trade unions and employers. The various models are critically evaluated in terms of their capacity to explain the role of trade unions in different institutional contexts.Further information about the Business School is available on the website: Business School

Objectives

On completion of this module, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of: the economic models used to analyse trade unions; the limitations of these models; the literature in economics which utilises these models.

Syllabus

The effects of trade unions on wages, employment, allocative and technical efficiency in the orthodox theoretical framework; the monopoly union model; Nash bargaining; the right-to-manage model; and the efficient bargaining model.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Example Class	4	1.00	4.00
Teaching/Classroom Assisting	11	1.00	11.00
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Private study hours			74.00
Total Contact hours			26.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

For each 10 credits of study taken, the expectation is that the normal study time (including attendance at lectures and tutorials, self-study and revision) is 100 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students are given the opportuity to submit a practice essay and receive formative feedback on their performance.

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 20/03/2009

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