Economics 341 - Labor Economics

Spring
2020
01
3.00
Travis Campbell
TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
UMass Amherst
41911
Herter Hall room 116
tbcampbell@umass.edu
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 Econ/ STPEC/ RESEC/ MgrEcon primary majors only until after juniors enroll, then open to all Nov. 12.
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