Economics 280
Course Outline
Credit: Three credit hours
Hours of instruction: Three lecture hours and one problem-solving hour per week
Prerequisites: Economics 103, Economics 105 and English 098 (corequisite)
Transferability:
| Simon Fraser University | Economics 280 (3) |
| University of British Columbia | unassigned 2nd year economics credit |
| University of Victoria | unassigned 2nd year economics credit |
Description: This course introduces students to the "modern" theory of labour market behaviour. Some time will be devoted to the study of empirical evidence (Canadian evidence in particular) supporting or refuting a variety of theoretical propositions. Implications for public policy will be emphasized throughout. Topics to be covered will be selected from the following:
| The demand for labour |
| The supply of labour |
| Wage differentials |
| Investment in human capital |
| Unions and collective bargaining |
| Search models of unemployment |
| Informational asymmetry theories of unemployment |
| Inflation and unemployment tradeoffs |
Texttbooks:
| Modern Labour Economics, Ronald Ehrenberg and Robert Smith, 7th edition (2001) Addison Wesley |
| Modern Labour Economics: The Canadian Context, Richard P Chaykowski (1994) Harper Collins |
Instructors:
Stéphane Deseau, M.Econ. ( Maine, France), M.Sc. ( Quebec)
Cheryl Fu, B.A. ( Beijing), M.A. (Simon Fraser), Ph.D. candidate
Paul Geddes, B.A. ( Claremont), M.A. (Carleton)
Fatin Jallad, B.A., B.Sc. ( Portland), M.Sc. ( New Mexico), M.Sc. ( Arizona)
Susana Leung, B.B.A., M.A. (Simon Fraser)