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Labor Economics

Program(s): Undergraduate Courses

This course is an introduction to labor economics with an emphasis on applied microeconomic theory and empirical analysis.  Topics to be covered include: labor supply and demand, taxes and transfers, minimum wages, immigration, human capital, creativity over the lifecycle and unemployment.  For each topic we will describe the basic economic framework used in the analysis, analyze associated cases of study and drawn conclusions about what we have learned.  Most of the examples will be taken from U.S. labor data and special attention will be given to randomized trials and experimental methods to infer causality.

Remote or Residential

✓ Remote Course ✓ Residential (On-Campus) ✓ Hybrid Course

 

Course Considerations

Students must have taken Econ 10000/20000/20010. Visiting students should have completed multivariate calculus and an intermediate level course in microeconomics to succeed in this course. 

Students may attend the course in-person or remotely.

Course Overview

Start Date

June 10

End Date

July 12

Current Grade / Education Level

Undergrad / Grad

Program

Undergraduate Courses

Class Details

Course Code

ECON 24000 91

Class Day(s)

Tues Thurs

Class Duration (CST)

14:00

5:20 P.M.

Session

Session I

Course Length

5 weeks

Primary Instructor

Julio Elias

Academic Interest

Economics