Niagara College

Description:

In this course, you will explore how labour markets operate and how institutions shape labour market performance and outcomes from a theoretical and empirical perspective. You examine the theories and methods used by labour economists and will have the opportunity to apply them to topics of interest and current events. Additional learning will focus on historical and institutional forces that have shaped the modern Canadian workforce. Special emphasis will include labour supply, labour demand, wage determination, human capital, wage inequality, mobility, discrimination, unions, labour discipline, unemployment and bargaining power, unemployment insurance, employment insecurity, and full employment policies.