BUEC 686
Selected Topics in Business Economics
Winter 2026 · Labour Economics, Work, and Inequality
Topics
- Economics: choices under scarcity, opportunity cost, rationality, incentives, marginal decisions
- Labour market actors: individuals (labour supply, job choice, wages), firms (labour demand, benefits, layoffs), government (regulation, welfare, training)
Readings
- Blau, F.D., Ferber, M.A., & Winkler, A.E. The Economics of Women, Men and Work, 9th Edition.Oxford University Press, 2021
- Benjamin D., Gunderson M., Lemieux T., Schirle T., and Riddell C. (BGLSR). Labour Market Economics, 9th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2021
- Work, Inequality and Gender-related Briefing 15%
- McGraw-Hill Labour Market Economics Ch.2–3, Blau et al. Economics of Women, Men, and Work, Duncan & Duncan (1955), Blau & Hendricks (1979), StatCan gender pay gap reports, relevant Excel exercises
- Gender, Work and Informal Sector 2 . Climate Change and Gender in Canada
Winter 2026
Topics
- Connect the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to practical business strategies, considering ethical, social, and environmental implications
Readings
- AMJA 2023 – Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalized World, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press
- Factors, Springer (Electronic copy via UofA Library)
- Brakman et al., 2019 – An Introduction to Geographical and Urban Economics, Cambridge
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
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- 2026-Winter-BUEC-432-LECTURE-B01 ↗2026
- 2026-Winter-BUEC-488-LECTURE-B01 ↗2026
- 2026-Winter-BUEC-686-LECTURE-B01 ↗2026
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- 2016-Winter-BUEC-686-LECTURE-X50 ↗2016
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- 2026-Winter-BUEC-686-LECTURE-B03 ↗2026
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- 2000-Fall-BUEC-686-LECTURE-A1 ↗2000
- 2001-Winter-BUEC-686-LECTURE-B2 ↗2001
- 2002-Winter-BUEC-686-LECTURE-B1 ↗2002
- Additional readings are supplied through the course LMS. Partial automated extraction.
- Additional readings are supplied through the course LMS. Partial automated extraction.