ECON 627 - Personnel Economics

Units: 4
Theoretical and empirical analysis of labor market operations with applications to public policy. Topics include investment in human capital, wages and wage determination, labor supply, employment and unemployment.

Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate standing.
Equivalent Quarter Course: ECON 6680.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Apply labor supply theory to analyze public policy questions.
Apply labor demand theory to analyze public policy questions.
Integrate labor supply and demand theory to understand how equilibrium wages are determined.
Use search theory to understand the role of equilibrium unemployment and labor market policies that affect it.
Use and interpret economic data to explore labor market questions.