Economics in the family and society 2400-PL3SL308A
The seminar topics are to focus on the family and household in relation to economic behavior. Below are exemplary topics for BA theses in this area. At the same time, topics not directly related to the family and the household, concerning other issues at the interface of social and economic life (e.g. international mobility, social attitudes, etc.) are also relevant to this seminar.
Example topics.
- Having and number of children from the perspective of economic decisions
- Division of household duties and female/male labour market participation
- Labour market participation of Polish women: social attitudes and reality
- Maternity or paternity leave? Analysis from the perspective of economic calculation and rational behaviour theory
- Informal relationships: a sign of our times or the result of economic decisions
- Determinants of mental and physical health
- Social activity of older people
- Relationship between the economic situation of migrants and their propensity to settle in Poland
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
- to become familiar with the most important theoretical models and empirical studies on market and non-market decisions
- acquaintance with the microeconomic databases LFS, BBGD, GGP, SHARE
- familiarisation with the stages of research work and the principles of writing a text
S1P_W06, S1P_W09, S1P_W10
Skills:
- to organise work according to the stages of research work
- to search for and assess the relevance of literature and data sources
- to formulate a research problem, conceptualise and operationalise it
- to formulate the purpose of the study, the research question and the research hypothesis
- to compile a bibliography and cross-reference the text with relevant sources
- to prepare data for presentation in tables and graphs
- to prepare tables and graphs with appropriate descriptions
- to analyse the text, select the most important elements and evaluate them
- to synthesise a theoretical text
- to plan and evaluate the structure of an academic text
- to synthesise the most important information given in the sources
- to draw conclusions from the study
- to write an academic text presenting a research problem and its solution
- to expand and deepen their knowledge in a self-selected area
S1P_U01, S1P_U02, S1P_U03, S1P_U05, S1P_U06, S1P_U07, S1P_U08, S1P_U09, S1P_U10
Attitudes:
- culture of written and oral expression
- systematical work
- planning activities in the long term leading to the accomplishment of a distant goal
S1P_K03, S1P_K06
Assessment criteria
The final assessment will be based on the preparation of the BA thesis. The dissertation outline, chapter outlines and individual chapters of the dissertation will also be evaluated during the course. In order to pass the seminar, regular contact with the tutors in the form of attendance at organised meetings (partly online) or individual consultations will be necessary.
Bibliography
Literature is selected according to the topic of the BA dissertation.
Exemplary publications:
Becker, Garry S. (1990). Ekonomiczna teoria zachowań ludzkich. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Chiappiori P-A. (1992). Collective Labor Supply and Welfare. Journal of Political Economy 100(3), str. 437-467.
Rosenzweig, Mark R. and Stark, Oded (1997). Handbook of Population and Family Economics. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Additional information
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