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2007-2008 Academic Catalog 
    
2007-2008 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

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ECON 508 - Labor Economics


The course delivers an advanced treatment of modern labor economics emphasizing the integration of theoretical and empirical models. Topics to be covered include: life-cycle human capital models, search theoretic models, internal markets, reservation wages, job search and matching. Issues in the theory and measurements of economic inequality are covered.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites: ECON 500* or 308.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Notes
* denotes a prerequisite that applies to students enrolled in the MA Econ.,or Graduate Diploma, in International Development.

(3 cr.)



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