ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION
| Title | ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΔΙΑΚΡΙΣΕΩΝ / ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION |
| Code | 12ΕΕ03 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Economics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Stelios Roupakias |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100001482 |
Programme of Study: UPS School of Economics (2013-today)
Registered students: 83
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECONOMICS | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | Elective Courses belonging to the other | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600261170
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Course Type 2016-2020
- General Knowledge
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600261170
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Economics of Discrimination
Learning Outcomes
Βy the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Report historical and current trends by gender and race regarding pay, occupational patterns, labor force participation, and unemployment rates.
2. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of alternative economic explanations for gender and racial disparities in the labor market.
3. Assess the reliability of different types of empirical evidence.
4. Synthesize and weigh the evidence as a whole.
5. Analyze alternative public policies in light of the evidence.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
0. Introduction - Definition of discrimination, the historical roots of patriarchy in the Neolithic Revolution
1. The economic efficiency of specialization in traditional gender roles over time
2. The labour supply of women
3. Non-discriminatory gender wage gaps
3.1 Differences in the quantity and 'quality' of human capital
3.2 Compensating wage differentials
4. Theories of discrimination in the labour market
4.1 Employer discrimination
4.2 Statistical discrimination
4.3 Monopsony discrimination
5. Blinder and Oaxaca's methodology for calculating discrimination, Occupational segregation - Duncan index
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.4 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Written assigments | 23 | 0.8 | |||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 84 | 3 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
McConnell, C., Brue, S., and Macpherson, D. Τα Οικονομικά της Εργασίας Μια Σύγχρονη Προσέγγιση. Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, 2022
Additional bibliography for study
Blau, Francine D., Marianne A. Ferber, and Anne E. Winkler. The economics of women, men and work. Pearson Higher Ed, 2013.
Hoffman, S. D., & Averett, S. L. (2015). Women and the economy: family, work and pay. Macmillan International Higher Education.
Last Update
02-10-2024
