COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BEHAVIORAL LABOR ECONOMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEK 6138 BEHAVIORAL LABOR ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BARIŞ SEÇER

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

To evaluate the traditional labor economics approaches with its psychological dimensions. To understand that how the labor market actors behave and that effecting factors of irrational behaviors. To examine the psychological factors in labor market actors decisions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain the theories about behavioral labor economics.
2   To evaluate the labor economics theories in behavioral dimensions.
3   To adapt the labor economics theories to behavioral labor economics.
4   To develop the behavioral labor economics theories.
5   To make empirical researches about behavioral labor economics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Behavioral Economics
2 Psychological Dimensions of Economic Behavior
3 Behavioral Economics Research Methods
4 Introduction to Behavioral Labor Economics
5 Behavioral Labor Economics Minimum wage, reservation wage
6 Behavioral Labor Economics Labor Supply
7 Behavioral Labor Economics Discirmination
8 Midterm Exam
9 Behavioral Labor Economics Entrepreneurship
10 Behavioral Labor Economics Flexibility
11 Behavioral Labor Economics Strikes
12 Behavioral Labor Economics Unemployment and Job Search Behavior
13 Behavioral Labor Economics Human Capital
14 Behavioral Labor Economics Informal Employment
15 Behavioral Labor Economics Occupationla Safety

Recomended or Required Reading

Just, David R.
Introduction to behavioral economics: noneconomic factors that shape economic decisions /
David R. Just, Cornell University.
Economics and psychology : a promising new cross-disciplinary field / edited by Bruno
S. Frey and Alois Stutzer.
Handbook of contemporary behavioral economics : foundations and developments
/ Morris Altman, [editor].

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

baris.secer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555