Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Master specialist knowledge in the field of economic, political and social sciences in order to mobilise it on issues related to political, economic and social environments.
• Master and appropriately mobilise highly specialised knowledge and methodological approaches within of economic, political and social sciences.
• Assimilate political, economic and social environments.
• Analyse concrete political, social and economic issues in a multidisciplinary way, identifying future societal changes.
• Analyse a situation by critically selecting adapted methodological theories and approaches.
• Develop innovative solutions/actions/policies/methodologies adapted to an institutional and social context of actors concerned in a process of change.
• Monitor knowledge and methodological approaches in order to evolve their thinking and practice.
• Implement a scientific approach in order to carry out detailed research on issues within the economic, social or political field.
• Construct a reference framework, formulate questions or hypotheses from the analysis of scientific literature.
• Collect data, analyse it qualitatively and quantitatively and adequately interpret the results, taking into account the reference framework within which the research was developed.
• Independently or collectively mobilise the skills acquired through training, in social and political fields.
• Listen to team members and encourage expressing a shared opinion. Accept and discuss a different point of view than theirs.
• Be critical and have a general overview of the analysis of problems and implementation of actions in the economic, social and political fields.
• Critically analyse the extent and limitations of actions implemented in the economic, social and political field.
• Communicate, orally and in writing, in a structured and relevant way.
• Present and structure data in a clear, precise, neutral, and non-oriented way.

Learning Outcomes of UE

During the seminar, 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. 

Content of UE

Each group of students analyses 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.
 

Prior Experience

UW-MC-POECSO-011-M - Labour economics

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

• Presentation and/or works

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Evaluation is based on the quality of the paper in order to answer the three questions, of the oral presentation and the discussion.

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Presentation and/or works

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Evaluation is based on the quality of the paper in order to answer the three questions, of the oral presentation and the discussion.