Labor Economics and Public Policy

4-0-8 units · Graduate

Introduces economic models of employment and wage determination and empirical analysis of the labor market. Topics include: supply and demand, minimum wages, labor market effects of social insurance and welfare programs, the collective bargaining relationship, discrimination, human capital, and unemployment. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in 14.03 or 14.04 , and 14.32 recommended. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.