Economics 204 - Earnings, Unemp, Inequal

This course studies the labor market: forces that change how much people want to work, how easily they find a job, and the determinants of wages. We consider historic trends in the labor market, current conditions, and the role of public policy. We will focus particularly on sources of earnings inequality and changes in earnings and employment over booms and recessions and over workers’ lives.

Requisite: ECON 111 or ECON 111E. Limited to 35 students. Professor Dillon. Fall semester.