2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

EC 321 Labor Economics

Applies the fundamentals of microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis to important decisions that people make in labor markets. Topics include the understanding of the wage and employment determination in the labor market, the wage differential, investing in human capital (i.e., education and training), labor mobility (including immigration), discrimination, unions, and unemployment. The course will cover both theoretical and empirical aspects of these issues.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

EC 203 Principles of Macroeconomics