The course seeks to introduce students to the major theoretical principles of labour economics and to recent applied work in the area. Topics will include labour supply, welfare policies, labour demand, the impact of the minimum wage, labour market equilibrium, the impact of immigration, wage determination, the formation of human capital, motivation of workers and issues in personnel economics, compensating wage differentials, discrimination, wage inequality, and trade unions.
Note: Graduate Teaching Assistants (who are often PhD students) will teach classes on this course.
