ECON 215
Spring 2012
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01
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This course will survey the economics of labor markets with particular consideration given to the determinants of labor supply and labor demand. Other topics will include the economics of education, economic inequality, and the role of unions. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Quantitative Reasoning |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ECON |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: ECON101 OR ECON110 |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (ECON-MN)(ECON) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Ronald Ehrenberg and Robert Smith, MODERN LABOR ECONOMICS: THEORY AND PUBLIC POLICY, Prentice Hall, ISBN-10: 0132540649
Nick Reding, METHLAND: THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AN AMERICAN SMALL TOWN, Bloomsbury USA, ISBN-10: 1608192075
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Examinations and Assignments:
The course grade will be based on examinations and problem sets. |
| Instructor(s): Harrington,David Edwin Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: PAC002; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 9 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 7 | JR non-major: 8 | SO: 10 | FR: 10 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
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