Economics 341 - Labor Economics

Spring
2026
01
3.00
Fidan Kurtulus

TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM

UMass Amherst
77596
Machmer Hall room W-24
fidan@econs.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 Open only to Primary majors in Econ, Stpec, Res-Econ, and MgrEcon until November 17. Then open to all.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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