ECON 335 | Modern Labor and Gender Economics

This course is an analysis of the labor sector in the U.S. economy with a focus on its gender dynamics. Topics include labor supply and demand, wage determination, structure and differentials, and their differing gender impacts. Macro-institutional forces related to labor markets are considered including labor force participation, evolution of the U.S. labor market, and unemployment. The course will also include discussions on trends, measurement, and analyses of labor productivity and mobility, labor market discrimination, poverty, income and gender inequality, and the role of economic policy in addressing labor market issues.