WAGES AND THE LABOR MARKET
Economic and institutional forces which determine labor supply and demand; wage theories, wages in the economy, the labor force, unemployment, wages, labor mobility, functioning of labor markets.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ECON 301 or 311 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and model how workers make labor supply decisions and how firms make labor demand decisions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Classify how equilibrium outcomes and policy implications differ by types of labor markets. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze and critique the presentation of labor-market-related issues in social media, news media, and policy debates. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and model how workers make labor supply decisions and how firms make labor demand decisions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Classify how equilibrium outcomes and policy implications differ by types of labor markets. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze and critique the presentation of labor-market-related issues in social media, news media, and policy debates. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027