ECON 881 - Topics in Labor Economics

Credit(s): 3

TOPICS IN LABOR ECONOMICS
Component: Lecture
This course is designed to give students the foundation to produce independent research in labor economics. By the end of this course, students should be well-versed in the basics of labor demand and the econometric tools used in frontier labor economic research. In addition, students will be introduced to human capital theory, the concept of skill-biased technological change, the role of monopsony in the labor market, the role of the firm in the labor market and rent-sharing, research on the effects of the minimum wage, equalizing differentials, the impacts of recessions on workers, and the effect of immigration on the U.S. labor market. This course is designed to be complementary to ECON 880.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: ECON 811 and ECON 823.

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