Economics 341 - Labor Economics
Fall
2020
01
3.00
Fidan Kurtulus
TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
58895
Fully Remote Class
fidan@econs.umass.edu
68236
Choice-theoretic model of labor-leisure choice. Returns to education and occupational choice. Demand for labor. Minimum wages. Changing income distribution. Effect of household structure and tax system on income structure. Labor market discrimination. Compensating wage differentials. Unions.
ECON 203 or RES-ECON 202 Open only to Econ/STPEC/ResEc/MGRECON primary majors until after juniors enroll, then open to all on April 22.