Economics
ECON 3410: Labor Economics
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Emphasizes an economic analysis of the labor market, the labor force, and wages and earnings.
- Explores the differences that have existed and currently exist in the labor market with regard to race, ethnicity, and gender and the theories behind why they have existed and continue to exist.
- Covers supply, development, and efficient use of human resources; demand for labor by businesses and industries; wage inequality and its determinants; changing occupational and industrial structure; nature, causes, and incidence of unemployment; economic impact of unions; and influence of related labor-market institutions and relevant public policies including minimum wages, wage subsidies, and earned-income tax credits; health and safety regulations (OSHA); and antidiscrimination and affirmative action policies and programs.
Emphasizes an economic analysis of the labor market, the labor force, and wages and earnings. Show more.