Labor Economics - ECN 325
The
course is an analytical study of the labor
market. It uses microeconomic theory to
explain the functioning and the dynamics of
labor supply and demand. It examines labor
mobility, productivity, wage determination,
the decisions of prospective and present
labor market participants, and the roles of
public policies and labor unions relating
to the employment and payment of labor
resources. It also covers topics including
human capital accumulation, wage
determination, inequality in earnings, unions
and collective bargaining, training and
human resource development, and labor
discriminations. Prerequisites: ECN 211,
ECN 212.