ECON 467 - Labor Economics

Economic analysis applied to the study of the labor market. Topics studied include: the goals and economic impacts of labor unions; the supply and demand for labor; the work incentive effects of anti-poverty and income support programs; human capital investment decisions such as those involving education and on-the-job training; compensating wage differentials; and an economic analysis of discrimination.

Credit(s): 3

Disciplinary Perspective(s):
None
Interconnecting Perspective(s):
None
University Graduation Requirement(s):
Honors Scholar

Prerequisite(s): ECON 300 - Intermediate Microeconomics and (STAT 190 - Basic Statistics or STAT 290 - Statistics).