Labor Economics
Course ID: M3501L52
Credits: 3
Course Prerequisites: Principle of Economics
Course Description and Goals:
The aim of this course is to acquaint students with core topics in labor economics and to encourage the development of research interests in this field.
The major subjects are as follows: introduction of labor markets, the determinants of labor supply and labor demand, wage detemonants, the accumulation of human capital, worker mobility and unemployment.
Schedule Type: lectures and discussion.
Course Schedule (subject to change):
introduction.
labor market in Taiwan
the demand for labor and minimium wage.
labor supply.
life-cicle, huosehold and family models.
investment in human capital and productivity.
worker mobility.
gender, race and labor markets.
inequality in earnings.