Labor Economics
General
Prefix
ECON
Course Number
573
Course Level
Graduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
Herberger Business School
Description
Labor as a factor of production; growth of collective bargaining and labor legislation, and its effects upon society.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Apply the supply and demand theory in the analysis of the labor market.
Outcome
Analyze the economic decision process behind individuals' job search and firms hiring process using compensation wage differentials and human capital models.
Outcome
Identify salary differences across occupations, geography, industries, and gender.
Outcome
Apply the theory of job mobility and migration to explain the economics behind immigration labor market impact.
Outcome
Evaluate the connections between labor market theory on job search, employment and entrepreneurship and their personal experience during the semester by participating in the events organized by the Career Service Center and the professor.
Outcome
Evaluate labor market regulations used to correct market failures.
Dependencies
Programs
ECON573
is a
completion requirement
for: