Academic Catalog

ECON495 THE LABOUR MARKET IN TURKEY: A COMP.PERS

Course Code: 3110495
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Economics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Lecturer YILDIRIM KOÇ
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

This course evaluates historical development of the labor market in Turkey form a comparative perspective. The demographic, economic, social, legal and institutional framework of the labor market in Turkey from the mid-19th century until the contemporary period from an internationally comparative perspective, with special emphasis on wages and living and working conditions and on the mechanisms and dynamics of their determination are introduced taking into consideration the situation in various other countries and the international conventions and other instruments.