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Labor Economics

Course Code	: EKO532
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: None

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 5

Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course, and solutions to market failures, and the private sector and public sector based on comparative analysis and transmission of information to the public theory.

Course Content

Introduction to labor economics, labour supply, individual labor supply, the practices related with labor supply, labor demand, labor demand in perfect competition and different market structures, the theory of labor supply and the theory of labor demand, technological changes and labor demand, the practices of labor demand services, equilibrium, inequilibrium and adjusment, static and dynamic equilibrium in different market structures, human capital, models of labor contracts, ınstıtutional analyze of labor relationship.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Abdullah ÖZDEMİR

Learning Outcomes

1.	Understands the basic principles of work economy
2.	Working life can analyze the determining factors,
3.	Knows the functions of trade unions and social life of work
4.	Will have information about the methods of collective bargaining.
5.	Can make an analysis about subjects and can comment on economy

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	BİÇERLİ, M. Kemal(2007), Çalışma Ekonomisi, Beta Yayınevi, İstanbul.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

The aim of the course and scope and method, the definition of economics, looking for issues of concern and answer questions, relationship between economics and other sciences

Week 2 - Theoretical

The basic concepts of the economy

Week 3 - Theoretical

Introduction to the theory of price, supply and demand concepts

Week 4 - Theoretical

The concept of the market, perfectly competitive market structure, market balance and equilibrium level changes occur

Week 5 - Theoretical

Elasticities of supply and demand and related numerical examples

Week 6 - Theoretical

Introduction to the theory of consumer, benefit measurability problem

Week 7 - Theoretical

Introduction to the theory of consumer, benefit measurability problem

Week 8 - Theoretical

According to the cardinal and ordinal approach to determine the balance of consumer

Week 9 - Theoretical

According to the cardinal and ordinal approach to determine the balance of consumer

Week 10 - Theoretical

Manufacturer Introduction to the theory, the law of diminishing returns and the returns to scale

Week 11 - Theoretical

Truth with the help of co-products and co-cost the optimal combination of factors and the firm's expansion path selection, short-term and long-term cost curves

Week 12 - Theoretical

Introduction to price theory, perfectly competitive market, the balance of the company, monopoly market equilibrium imperfect competition markets

Week 13 - Theoretical

Monopsony and the double monopoly, monopolistic competition market, the oligopolistic market equilibrium and the firm

Week 14 - Theoretical

Supply and their demand for factors of production

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	3	3	84
Midterm Examination	1	10	3	13
Final Examination	1	20	3	23
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13
OÇ-1	4	3	3	5	2	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-2	4	3	3	5	2	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-3	4	3	3	5	2	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-4	4	3	3	5	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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