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Presentation
Presentation
The Human Resources Economics unit is part of the 2nd year of the Degree in Human Resources Management and Development. This curricular unit aims to introduce students to the purpose of human resources economics (or labor economics) and the functioning of the labor market.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP619-2928
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Description of contents: Introduction Labour supply Labour demand Equilibrium in the labour market Compensating wage differentials Incentive pay
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Objectives
Objectives
The main objective of this curricular unit is to provide Human Resources Management and Development students with a better understanding of how contemporary labor markets function, as well as the models and methods used by economists to explain this same functioning.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
The teaching methodology is theoretical and practical, focusing on presentations, dialogue, collective reflection, practical exercises and the analysis of real cases with students. The teaching material is available on the Moodle platform.
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References
References
Borjas, G. J. (2013). Labor Economics . McGraw-Hill.
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Assessment
Assessment
Descrição dos instrumentos de avaliação e ponderação na nota final:
Descrição
Ponderação
Teste de avaliação nº1
35%
Teste de avaliação nº2
35%
Trabalho de grupo
30%
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Mobility
Mobility
No
