ECON 381 - Labor Economics

3 Hour(s) Credit
Examination of factors which influence the number of job seekers and the number of jobs in the aggregate, and the efficiency with which the economic system utilizes its labor resources. Topics include individual decision-making with regard to education, job search strategy and hours of work as well as government policies affecting labor compensation, welfare and the right to bargain collectively.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in all of the following: ECON 211, ECON 212, MATH 155, MATH 160 (or MATH 201).