Tulane University 2006-2007 Catalog

Course:

ECON 381 The Economics of Labor (3)

Staff. Prerequisite: ECON 102 or 104. A survey and economic analysis of some contemporary labor market issues. Topics include labor force participation and the economics of retirement, the supply and demand for labor, the demand for education and investment in human capital, unions and collective bargaining, the structure of compensation, occupational choice, job turnover and labor mobility, an introduction to theory of job search as well as various other theories of unemployment. The course focuses on theoretical and empirical aspects of labor economics, and is only peripherally concerned with institutional, legal, or management aspects.

 

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