Labor Economics
Level:
Master's Course Status:
Elective CEU code:
ECON 5300 - Labour Economics CEU credits:
4 ECTS credits:
8 Term:
1st Academic year:
2009/2010 Academic year:
2010/2011 Academic year:
2011/2012 Semester:
Spring Host Unit:
Department of Economics CEU Instructor(s):
John Sutherland Earle CEU Instructor(s):
Almos Telegdy Additional information:
The course is a prerequisite for MA students
interested in taking the PhD course in Labor Economics.
Full description:
The field of Labor Economics applies microeconomic analysis to important social
issues and public policies involving employment, wages, working conditions, and unemployment. A
partial list of issues and policies would include poverty, welfare policy, minimum wages, overtime
rules, layoff restrictions, education, job safety, entrepreneurship, wage subsidies gender and racial
discrimination, immigration and internal migration, labor relations, unions and other institutions,
division of labor within families, unemployment insurance, and income inequality.
