Utilization of economic principles to study the determination of wages and employment in both competitive and unionized labour markets with an emphasis on current labour issues. Topics include measurement of unemployment; effects of minimum wages and employment insurance on employment; different models of wage determination and collective bargaining; gender wage differentials and other forms of discrimination; and effects of labour migration within and outside of Canada.
Utilization of economic principles to study the determination of wages and employment in both competitive and unionized labour markets with an emphasis on current labour issues. Topics include measurement of unemployment; effects of minimum wages and employment insurance on employment; different models of wage determination and collective bargaining; gender wage differentials and other forms of discrimination; and effects of labour migration within and outside of Canada.
