ECON 3810 The Economics of Labor

ECON 3810 The Economics of Labor
The Economics of Labor
A survey and economic analysis of some contemporary labor market issues. Topics include labor force participation and the economics of retirement, the supply and demand for labor, the demand for education and investment in human capital, unions and collective bargaining, the structure of compensation, occupational choice, job turnover and labor mobility, an introduction to theory of job search as well as various other theories of unemployment. The course focuses on theoretical and empirical aspects of labor economics and is only peripherally concerned with institutional, legal or management aspects.
Pre-requistites: ECON 1020 or ECON 1040.
credit hours: 3