Labor Markets and Public Policy

This is a course on the economics of labor markets and the regulations that affect them. Students will focus on several sets of public policies aimed at increasing the earnings of low-income families, reducing discrimination in the labor market, and increasing workers' well being. Students will have the opportunity to use and analyze several influential policy studies using economic, empirical, and policy skills developed in the first year core courses and in the workshop course. Prerequisite: PP 32300 and PP 32400 or consent of the instructor.