People and economy 2400-PL3SL159B
The aim of the seminar is to allow students to prepare a bachelor thesis. The envisaged thematic scope of the theses will cover the relationships between various demographic factors and characteristics and economic mechanisms. In particular, the theses may cover:
1. The impact of the processes of aging on the labor market;
2. Consequences of discrimination (for example of women) on the labor market;
3. The impact of emigration on structural changes in the economy (for example, sectoral changes);
4. The impact of demographic indicators (fertility, marital status) on the functioning of the labor market;
5. Possibilities of forecasting economic growth with the help of demographic factors (demographic variables as "leading indicators");
6. The impact of 'remittances' on the economies of the sending countries;
7. Relationships between the economic situation of the host country and the demand for foreign labor.
The methodology will include literature analysis within a given thematic scope, and (optionally) include preparation of a formal model and / or an empirical model that verifies claims or hypotheses or provides the basis for forecasting.
The first classes will be devoted to the presentation of formal requirements for bachelor's theses and rules governing writing scientific texts. During the following classes, we will discuss the outlines and progress of the students participating in the seminar (presentations).
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Learning outcomes
After completing the seminar, the student:
- knows the basic theories, methods and tools used in the analysis of phenomena from the chosen field (S2A_W06)
- knows how to interpret and explain the mechanisms and relationships between demographic and market aspects observed in the economy (S1A_U01)
- knows how to use basic theoretical knowledge and obtain data to describe and analyze the causes or consequences of specific economic processes (S1A_U02)
- can analyze the causes and the course of specific economic processes and phenomena, including demographic factors (S1A_U03)
- can forecast and model economic processes using basic quantitative and econometric methods (S1A_U04)
- has the ability to prepare a written (bachelor’s) thesis in Polish or English (S1A_U09)
- has the ability to prepare oral presentations in Polish in the selected field (S1A_U10)
- can improve and supplement knowledge in a chosen field during the process of creating a diploma thesis (S1A_K06)
Assessment criteria
In order to receive credit for the first semester, students must prepare a thesis outline and a draft of the first chapter. The condition for passing the second semester is to submit a BA thesis. The evaluation criteria coincide with the formal criteria for the assessment of the BA theses.
Bibliography
The required and recommended literature will depend on the specific topic of the BA thesis and will be clarified during the course.
Additional information
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