ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION
| Title | ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΔΙΑΚΡΙΣΕΩΝ / ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION |
| Code | 03ΓΕ11 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Economics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Stelios Roupakias |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100000857 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600293192
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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/1/600293192
- At the Website of the School:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
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)
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basic concepts of gender and racial discrimination, focusing on te labor market (especially employment and earnings). More precisely, this course discusses economic theories and empirical methods that explain discrimination.
Syllabus: discrimination and nepotism. Employer Discrimination Employee Discrimination Client Discrimination Statistical Discrimination Compensating Wage Differentials Monopsony Power Impact of Discrimination in the Labor Market: Occupational Segregation and Wage Differences. Empirical assessment of discrimination: the methodology of Blinder and Oaxaca and its variants, corrections for self-selection bias. Affirmative action to promote equality, anti-discrimination legislation.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
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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)
1. G.J. Borjas, Τα Οικονομικά της Εργασίας, εκδ. Κριτική, Αθήνα 2010. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον ΕΥΔΟΞΟ: 50659318.
Additional bibliography for study
Blau, F. D., Ferber, M. A., & Winkler, A. E. (2013). The economics of women, men and work. Pearson Higher Ed.
Last Update
15-11-2020
