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ECO 300 Economics of Labor and Income Distribution

3 Credit(s)
This course examines the labor market as well as labor as a factor of production.   It focuses on both the theoretical and empirical aspects of labor economics and the policy implications that follow.  Among the topics considered are the demand for labor, the supply of labor, the determinants of wage rates, investment in human capital, unions, unemployment and analysis of government programs affecting labor markets. Three lecture hours per week. This course is offered on a periodic basis. Elective for Economics majors and minors. Division III elective for all other majors. Prerequisite: ECO202.