The Economics of Gender

Catalog description

This course teaches students to analyze the economic decisions made by both males and females in two main areas: the labor market and the household. Specific areas of inquiry include the following: the family as an economic unit, gender differences in labor force participation, occupational gender segregation, explanations for gender earnings differentials and efforts to reduce such differentials, gender earnings discrimination, and international gender issues. Identical with GST 315 . Cannot receive credit for both ECO 315 and GST 315 . Prerequisite: ECO 165 ; and undergraduate business majors must be admitted to degree program.