Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

Go to class
Write Review

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Discrimination in the labour market exists in many forms: the 'glass ceiling', ageism, racism, and so on. This free course, Economics explains discrimination in the labour market, will help you ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Synopsis
    • 1 Synopsis
    • 1.1 A contentious issue
    • 1.2 Key ideas
    • 2 Discrimination in the labour market: introduction
    • 2 Discrimination in the labour market: introduction
    • 3 Labour market disadvantage
    • 3 Labour market disadvantage
    • 3.1 Gender-based disadvantage
    • 3.2 Ethnicity and disadvantage
    • 3.3 Other disadvantaged groups
    • 4 Forms of discrimination
    • 4 Forms of discrimination
    • 5 Neoclassical models of discrimination
    • 5 Neoclassical models of discrimination
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Becker's ‘employer taste’ model
    • 5.3 Statistical discrimination
    • 5.3.1 Investment in education and training
    • 5.3.2 Productivity difference
    • 5.4 Empirical evidence
    • 6 Segmented labour markets
    • 6 Segmented labour markets
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 Dual labour market theory
    • 6.2.1 Job rewards
    • 6.2.2 The role of market forces
    • 6.2.3 Tastes and attitudes
    • 6.3 The roots of segmentation
    • 6.4 Empirical analysis
    • 7 Policy issues
    • 7 Policy issues
    • 8 Conclusion
    • 8 Conclusion
    • 9 Activities
    • 9 Activities
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements