2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS2590 Labour Economics

10 creditsClass Size: 140

Module manager: Christopher Forde
Email: C.J.Forde@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

LUBS1940 Economics for Management
OR
LUBS1950 Economic Theory & Applications 1

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module gives you an understanding of the nature of labour markets and labour market institutions and will enable you to apply these theories so as to account for various market labour market phenomena.Pre-requisite qualifications: LUBS1940 Economics for Management OR LUBS1950 Economic Theory & Applications 1

Objectives

The module provides an introduction to the subject area of labour economics, focusing in particular on the nature and significance of labour market institutions and the role of technology and innovation in bringing about change in labour market activity and behaviour of workers and businesses. It also provides students with a grounding in competing theoretical perspectives in labour economics.

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Describe the nature and significance of labour markets and labour market institutions
- Interpret and evaluate competing theoretical perspectives in labour economics
- Analyse the structure of the UK labour market
- Identify and comment on gender discrimination in the labour market
- Evaluate the impact of labour market regulation and deregulation

Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Apply the skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis

Syllabus

Indicative content
- the employment relationship
- the structure of the UK labour market
- labour market regulation and deregulation
- internal labour markets
- trade unions and economic performance
- skills, training and productivity
- labour market segmentation
- wage differentials
- labour demand and supply
- gender discrimination in the labour market
- unemployment

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	10	1.00	10.00
Seminar	5	1.00	5.00
Private study hours			85.00
Total Contact hours			15.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Course members attend five seminars to support the schedule of 10 Lectures. Seminar questions are placed on the VLE in advance of meetings, and students are asked to prepare written responses to the questions in advance and are invited to submit them to the Lecturer at the end of seminars to gain written feedback. Course members are also invited to submit an un-assessed essay to gain essay writing practice and additional guidance on their performance in advance of the examination.

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

Resit will be 100% by exam.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 09/04/2018

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