ECON4538
Download as PDF
ECON 4538 - Advanced Labor Economics (4 Cr.)
Course description
For B.S. Econ majors only. Economic analysis of domestic and global labor markets; population and labor force; labor market institutions; wage and employment theories; unions and collective bargaining; public policy including immigration, outsourcing, living wages, earnings mobility, downsizing; special topics.
prereq: (ECON 1101 or ECON 1165, APEC 1101), (ECON 1102 or APEC 1102), (ECON 3011 & 3012, ECON 3023 & 3024, or ECON 3101, ECON 3102), MATH 1271, MATH 1272, and two Econ electives or equivalent courses approved by the Economics Department.
prereq: (ECON 1101 or ECON 1165, APEC 1101), (ECON 1102 or APEC 1102), (ECON 3011 & 3012, ECON 3023 & 3024, or ECON 3101, ECON 3102), MATH 1271, MATH 1272, and two Econ electives or equivalent courses approved by the Economics Department.
Minimum credits
4
Maximum credits
4
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
AFV - A-F or Audit
Lecture
Requirements
012560
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
No
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall & Spring