ECON 320 - Labor Economics

Institution:

Southern University and A & M College

Subject:

Economics

Description:

Course provides current information regarding labor market theory and practice. Initial objective of course is to construct a detailed demand and supply model of the competitive labor market. Relationship between earnings and education developed within the human capital framework using investment theory. Additional issues analyzed in course include: worker mobility, productivity, gender, race, and ethnicity, unions and collective bargaining, earnings inequality, unemployment, inflation and international labor related issues. Prerequisite: ECON 210.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Undergraduate level ECON 200, ECON 210 Minimum Grade of C

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.subr.edu

Phone Number:

(225) 771-4500

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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