EC 313 - Labor Economics and Industrial Relations

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Wagner College

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One unit. While executive compensation has soared and dot.com millionaires have proliferated, more than one in fi ve American children grow up in poverty. Inequality in the United States is the highest it has been since the Gilded Age at the turn of the century. In this course we will examine why the rise of "winner-takeall"markets has coincided with falling incomes for the poor, and the roles of globalization, technology, family structure, immigration, and other factors in producing these outcomes. We will conclude the course by examining the history and role of unions, the practice of collective bargaining, and the legal framework for industrial relations in the U.S. Prerequisite: EC 101 or 102. Offered alternate spring semesters.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wagner.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 390-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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