ECN 338, 339 - Labor Economics

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 339.
Prerequisite(s): ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics . ECN 220, 221 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory and ECN 222, 223 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory recommended.
Labor market analysis both in micro as well as in macro contexts. In microanalysis, subjects such as wage determination, wage differentials, labor mobility, etc. will be discussed. The macroanalysis covers, among other topics, the relationship between wages, prices, and employment; general unemployment and its cures; labor productivity; and labor share in national income.