Document Type

Syllabi

School

HSB

Department

EFAQ

Course Subject

ECON

Course Number

3710

Course Section

01

Course Title

Labor Economics

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2014

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

ECON

Course Description

Goals: To provide students a well-balanced presentation of models of labor economics, applications, policies, and major analytic areas within labor economics. This course will also address labor market issues with race and gender perspectives. Content: Labor market analysis, labor unions and collective bargaining, government and the labor market, theories of labor market discrimination, wage differentials, poverty and income inequalities, and race and gender issues of the labor market. Prerequisites: ECON 1310, ECON 1320, ECON 1330 or PSY 1340 or MATH 1200, and ECON 1340 or MATH 1170 or consent of the instructor.

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