Economics of Labor: Strategy, Policy, and the Future of Work

This Advanced Application of Microeconomics course will study the labor market. The initial section, focused on organizations' personnel strategies will consider how labor markets differ from other goods and how to adopt classic supply/demand analysis to attract and motivate employees. The second portion of the course will provide insights into key public policy issues related to labor markets including drivers of inequality, minimum wages, labor market discrimination, and tax policy. The final set of classes will look at how trends in automation, demographics, and working from home are changing the labor market.