D_SPTP Social Policy and Labour Market

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/0. Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The principal aim is to guide students to the application of economic theory concepts to the area of social policy and labour market policy. It is necessary to enhance the understanding of relations between social and economic targets and the reasons for, advantages and problems of different methods of funding the social policy measures. Finally, the subject aims to increase the ability to analyze and theoretically justify the economic effects of social policy and labour market policy. The structure of the course is made up of the following areas: Social justice and the role of the state in the economic theory - interventions because of efficiency and interventions because of social justice, economic and social functions of social policy - policy of risk elimination and redistribution policy. Methods of funding social policy and their evaluation, social security and its forms. Income inequality and poverty, methods of their measurement and elimination. Income tested benefits and their impacts (redistribution, individual direction, side effects, incentives, and social policy efficiency. Several alternative solutions (interconnection with the taxation system etc.). Contemporary trends in social policy in the EU and their impact on the CR. Contemporary trends in labour markets - the development of the relationship between inflation and unemployment, natural rate of unemployment, relationships of frictional, cyclical and structural unemployment, hysteresis of labour markets and its causes. Efficiency of labour market policy, possibilities of its measurement and affecting it in a positive way.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: volitelný předmět.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Volitelný předmět - zkoušku vykonat do konce následujícího semestru.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin za semestr.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět volitelný - vybrat jeden předmět z nabídky
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008.
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