ECON 301 Labour Economics

18 points. Semester 1.

Overview

Labour economics studies how labour markets work. The labour market is undoubtedly the most important market that impacts directly on almost all of us for a significant period of our lives. This paper uses some elementary microeconomic and macroeconomic theory to increase our understanding of labour demand, labour supply and labour market outcomes. It addresses issues associated with changes in participation rates, the effect of minimum wage rates, the impact of unions, income inequality, labour market discrimination, unemployment (its causes and consequences) and an historical analysis of New Zealand's labour market legislation.

Paper coordinator

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Prerequisites

ECON 201 or ECON 271

Course Outline

You can download the 2007 course outline in pdf format.

Course Related Materials

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