Study programme | Français | ||
Advanced Economics | |||
Programme component of Bachelor 's Degree in Management and in Economics and Management à la Warocqué School of Business and Economics |
Code | Type | Head of UE | Department’s contact details | Teacher(s) |
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UW-B3-SCECGE-007-M | Compulsory UE | MAHY Benoît | W718 - Analyse économique du travail |
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Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Credits | Weighting | Term |
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| Français | 65 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
AA Code | Teaching Activity (AA) | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term | Weighting |
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W-AETR-002 | Labour Economics | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q1 | 30.00% |
W-AETR-023 | Labour Economics Seminar | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q2 | 20.00% |
W-ANMI-003 | Microeconomics 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q2 | 20.00% |
W-AEIN-002 | Macroeconomic analysis 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q2 | 30.00% |
Unité d'enseignement | ||
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UW-B2-SGEGIG-001-M Microéconomie 1 | ||
UW-B2-SGEGIG-002-M Macroéconomie |
Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes of UE
This UE first covers Labour economics. At the end of this course and through a specific analysis of the labour market, the students will be able to analyse labour supply from either quantitative (participation) and qualitative (human capital) perspectives, labour demand and the role played by wages and other labour costs. The students will also be able to tackle numerous and simultaneous interrelations that appear between households and firms on this market, together with their effects in terms of wages and employment. From an individual point of view, the course will also allow them to apprehend decision processes in terms of education, training or migration. During the second term, it is then followed by a Seminar in labour economics, during which students learn how to apply labour economics concepts and mecanisms to a topic related to wages. They also learn how to build a rigorous and well-argued approach in order to suggest policy recommandations with respect to the investigated topic. This UE also covers Microeconomic complements through Microeconomics 3 lectures, where students are able to understand basic mechanisms explaining the relations between economic agents observed among actual markets, and to carefully consider simplifying assumptions coming from marginalism. Next, Macroeconomic analysis 2 allows students to: get familiar with major theories of growth and of medium term macroeconomics under floating rates; get acquainted with the use of business cycle indicators and of simulation models for policy purposes; get an historical perspective on current developments by reading selected classical texts and analyses of significant episodes.
Content of UE
This UE first covers Labour economics, whose contents are the following ones: labour supply : definition, participation; hours worked and effort; investment in human capital; (short run) labour demand, productivity and wages; (long run) demand, substitution and scale effects, technology; supply and demand, wages and employment; adjustments on the labour market and wage cycles; search process; migration; vacancies and unemployment, structural and demand-related unemployment; unemployment dynamics. During the second term, it is then followed by a Seminar in labour economics, during which groups of 3 students analyse a topic related to wage determination (bargaining, wage determination at the firm level, wage discrimination,...). They consider recommended references and also search for additional references in order to realise a survey that enables then to answer three questions, namely (i) what does the topic consist of and how can it be understood (what are the underlying mechanisms)? (ii) what happens with respect to Belgian and/or European evidence? (iii) what kind of policies could be suggested? Papers have first to be written and next to be presented and discussed. This UE also covers Microeconomic complements, focusing on basic concepts related to price theory (theory of the firm, of production costs) and to market structures (perfect competition and monopoly), and also focussing on examples of market failures and related regulations. Next, Macroeconomic analysis 2 proposes to cover the following contents: Solow growth model; endogenous growth; medium term equilibria under floating rates (Mundell-Fleming); business cycle indicators; macroeconomic models and forecasts; variable themes chosen in function of current macroeconomic developments (e.g., Solow growth model; endogenous growth; medium term equilibria under floating rates (Mundell-Fleming); business cycle indicators; macroeconomic models and forecasts; variable themes chosen in function of current macroeconomic developments (e.g., analyses of the sovereign debt crisis), and discussion of classical texts.
Prior Experience
UW-B2-SGEGIG-001-M – Microeconomics 1 ; UW-B2-SGEGIG-002-M – Macroeconomics
Type of Assessment for UE in Q1
Q1 UE Assessment Comments
The written examination in Labour economics lasts 2 hours. 4 first multiple choice questions test the capabilities to understand and apply concepts, while two long questions evaluate the way concepts are understood and assimilated. It counts for 33% of the total.
Type of Assessment for UE in Q2
Q2 UE Assessment Comments
Evaluation of the Seminar in labour economics is based on the quality of the paper in order to answer the three questions, of the oral presentation and the discussion. It counts for 17% of the total. The oral examination of Microeconomic complements also counts for 17% of the total. Evaluation in Macroeconomic analysis 2 is based on a written examination, an oral presentation and a work, and counts for 33% of the total.
Type of Assessment for UE in Q3
Q3 UE Assessment Comments
The written examination in Labour economics lasts 2 hours. 4 first multiple choice questions test the capabilities to understand and apply concepts, while two long questions evaluate the way concepts are understood and assimilated. It counts for 33% of the total. Evaluation of the Seminar in labour economics is based on the quality of the paper in order to answer the three questions, of the oral presentation and the discussion. It counts for 17% of the total. The oral examination of Microeconomic complements also counts for 17% of the total. Evaluation in Macroeconomic analysis 2 is based on a written examination, an oral presentation and a work, and counts for 33% of the total.
Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)
Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)
Not applicable
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
AA | Type of Teaching Activity/Activities |
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W-AETR-002 |
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W-AETR-023 |
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W-ANMI-003 |
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W-AEIN-002 |
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Mode of delivery
AA | Mode of delivery |
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W-AETR-002 |
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W-AETR-023 |
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W-ANMI-003 |
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W-AEIN-002 |
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Required Reading
AA | |
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W-AETR-002 | |
W-AETR-023 | |
W-ANMI-003 | |
W-AEIN-002 |
Required Learning Resources/Tools
AA | Required Learning Resources/Tools |
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W-AETR-002 | Not applicable |
W-AETR-023 | Not applicable |
W-ANMI-003 | Not applicable |
W-AEIN-002 | Bénassy-Quéré, A. et al. (2012), Politique économique, 3d ed., Brussels: De Boeck. Burda, M. and C. Wyplosz (2014), Macroéconomie, une perspective européenne, 6th ed., Brussels: De Boeck (especially ch. 3, 4, 13, 16). Various papers of the IMF and trhe European Commission. Various classical texts (Fisher, Keynes, Minsky...). |
Recommended Reading
AA | |
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W-AETR-002 | |
W-AETR-023 | |
W-ANMI-003 | |
W-AEIN-002 |
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
AA | Recommended Learning Resources/Tools |
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W-AETR-002 | Not applicable |
W-AETR-023 | Not applicable |
W-ANMI-003 | Not applicable |
W-AEIN-002 | Not applicable |
Other Recommended Reading
AA | Other Recommended Reading |
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W-AETR-002 | Cahuc, P., and Zylberberg, A. (2004), Labor Economics, MIT Press |
W-AETR-023 | Not applicable |
W-ANMI-003 | D. W. CARLTON & J. M PERLOFF, "Economie industrielle", De Boeck Université. |
W-AEIN-002 | Not applicable |
Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
AA | Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next |
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W-AETR-002 | Autorisé |
W-AETR-023 | Autorisé |
W-ANMI-003 | Autorisé |
W-AEIN-002 | Autorisé |