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This course provides an in-depth exploration of modern labor economics. Using the tools of economic analysis, we investigate the determinants of work and pay. Topics include productivity and labor demand, unemployment, unions, inequality, human capital, and models of discrimination. Issues of race, gender and class enter into the discussion. In addressing these issues, we evaluate neoclassical views of the labor market along with alternatives to the neoclassical perspective. We will rely on a combination of economic theory, empirical evidence, and institutional detail to address labor market problems and related policy questions. The material sets the framework for student research on a wide range of topics. Examples include immigration pol icy, minimum wage laws, unemployment insurance, comparable worth, targeted wage subsidies for the working poor, the role of strikes, anti-discrimination law, the growth of temporary jobs, and international difference in labor relations.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: (ECON111 AND ECON270) OR (ECON110 AND ECON270) OR (ECON105 AND ECON270) Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-19-2002
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