BU 4440 - Economics of Labor Markets

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

School of Business

Description:

The course presents a perspective and conceptual framework needed for a basic understanding of the functioning of labor markets and manpower problems at the national and local levels. At the national level, problems of demographic change, shifting labor force composition and principles governing labor, mobility, earnings distribution, productivity, and wage inflation are considered in the context of human resource policy. At the subnational level, causes of variation in employment growth, joblessness in urban areas and the institutional structure of labor markets are explored. Offered occasionally. Prerequisites: BU2420/PE2420,BU2430/PE2430

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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