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Faculdade de Economia

Labor Economics

Code

2145

Academic unit

Faculdade de Economia

Department

Área de Ensino

Credits

3.5

Teacher in charge

José Pedro Andrade de Portugal Dias

Teaching language

Inglês

Objectives

To understand the supply and demand sides of the labor market, the role of labor unions and unemployment.

Subject matter

The labor market, labor demand, costs of labor adjustment and mobility, labor supply, differential compensation, human capital investment, salary-setting, discrimination, the role of labor unions, earnings inequalities and unemployment.

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