Information Package / Course Catalogue
Employment and Demography
Course Code: EKO625
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

One of the economic indicators of the current state of a country's economy is the structure of employment. In Turkey and even faced the problem of unemployment worldwide is required to combat this problem. In this course, first of all, the labor force will be analyzed in the conceptual and theoretical level and then will be discussed informality, discrimination, poverty and deprivation, urbanization and modern economic life on the problematics of migration

Course Content

In this course, employment will be analyzed theoretically. Then with the arguments of neoclassical economics, labor supply and demand will be analyzed theoretically. In the world and in Turkey will be analyzed migration, urbanization, informal employment, discrimination

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Analysis of social structure
2.Assess the social structure of employment.
3.Employment and demographic structure in the formation of the basic problems of the countries to analyze the mutual relationship.
4.Can make an interdisiplinary connection over the course subjects
5. Can make an analysis about subjects and can comment on economy
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aren, S., (2005) İstihdam Para ve İktisadi Politika, Savaş Yayınları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to demography, demographic issue
Week 2 - Theoretical
Demographic description, the method
Week 3 - Theoretical
Population and its relationship with other branches of science
Week 4 - Theoretical
Census demographic information sources-
Week 5 - Theoretical
Population theories, historical development of the world's population
Week 6 - Theoretical
Turkey's population growth rate of population growth and
Week 7 - Theoretical
Turkey's population growth rate of population growth and
Week 8 - Theoretical
The distribution of population and population movements in Turkey
Week 9 - Theoretical
The concept of full employment and the characteristics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Employment effects of the volume of employment levels and wages
Week 11 - Theoretical
Types of Unemployment and Unemployment
Week 12 - Theoretical
Comparison of market structures in developing countries and least developed countries
Week 13 - Theoretical
Employment in Turkey, the structure of employment and unemployment
Week 14 - Theoretical
Employment policies in Turkey
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Midterm Examination110313
Final Examination120323
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026