Economics of Labor & Poverty.

Catalog description

A theoretical and empirical application of microeconomics to the socioeconomic issues related to labor markets. Students will learn to evaluate social policies and programs with the rigor provided by theory and the evidence from empirical research. Topics include labor supply and demand, mobility, and wage differentials, with particular focus on human capital, discrimination, and poverty in the United States. Prerequisite: ( ECON 326 or ECON 325 ) and ( ECON 321 or MATH 263 or MATH 363 or MATH 163 (AP Statistics credit))