ECON 3570 - Labor Economics

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of labor economic theory and its practical applications. The course will concentrate on labor supply and labor demand, and how economic conditions affect labor markets and individual labor supply and demand decisions. Topics of interest include: investment in human capital, wage policies of workers, minimum wage/living wage legislation, labor market discrimination, labor mobility and the job search, labor unions, and unemployment. After completion of the course, a student should be able to evaluate how changing economic conditions and changes in public policy will affect the labor market, individuals and businesses.

Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite(s): ECON 2106 with a grade of C or higher, or ECON 2105 and Area A MATH course with grades of C or higher

Hours:
3