Economics 415: Labor Economics

Economics 415: Labor Economics

Contact Information:

Office: Monroe 224
Phone #: (434) 924-6754
E-mail: sns5r@virginia.edu

Optional Texts:

Ehrenberg and Smith, Modern Labor Economics, 9th Edition

Curriculum

Classes	Topic	Chapters
2	Introduction	2
2	Math Review
4	Demand	3, 4
2	Fixed Costs	5
6	Supply: Participation	6
2	Family	7
2	Compensating Variation	8
4	Human Capital	9
2	Mobility	10
4	Unions	13
4	Discrimination and Income Distribution	12, 14
6	Unemployment	15

Prerequisites:

I will assume you understand the material in Econ 301. I will use derivatives and integrals freely in class. But I will provide a review of the calculus to be used in class.
Course Work and Grading:

65% Final
25% Midterm
10% Homework
Games

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