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Economics of Labour Markets - ECON4104

Faculty: UNSW Business School

School: School of Economics

Course Outline: ECON4104 Course Outline

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: ECON2101, ECON2102 or at discretion of the Head of School

Equivalent: ECON6303

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Traditional models of labour supply; participation and hours of work, immigration. Provision of training and skills, human capital theory. The theory of screening, specific and general skills models. Demand for labour, marginal productivity theory, labour hoarding, quit rates and turnover. Internal labour markets. The theory of wage differentials and the structure of earnings. Labour market segmentation. Trade unions and theories of bargaining.
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Study Levels

Undergraduate Study Postgraudate Study Postgraduate Research Study Non-Award Study

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