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ECON 3360

Introduction to Labour Economics

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

Basic principles of labour economics including market, institutional, and sociological forces. Technology and labour demand, wage systems, human capital, internal wage structure, market discrimination, female labour-force entry, wage-price spiral, household labour supply, and wage determination.

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Course catalogue

2026

Readings

  • Textbooks: Dwayne Benjamin, Morley Gunderson, Thomas Lemieux, Craig Riddell, Tammy Schirle. Labour Market Economics, 9th Edition Estimated cost: 150$ (subject to changes, second-hand version
  • Dwayne Benjamin, Morley Gunderson, Thomas Lemieux, Craig Riddell, Tammy Schirle. Labour Market Economics, 9th Edition Estimated cost: 150$ (subject to changes, second-hand version
  • Angrist, J.D. and J-S. Pischke. Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist’s Companion.
  • Angrist, J.D. and J-S. Pischke. Mastering 'Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect Cahuc, Pierre, Stéphane Carcillo, André Zylberberg, Labor Economics, second edition
  • Gruber, Jonathan, Public Finance and Public Policy 5th Edition Wooldridge, J. Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data.

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite(s): ECON 1001 and ECON 1002 , or ECON 1000 or FYSM 1003 . Lectures three hours a week.

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