- Code ECON2009
- Unit Value 6 units
- Offered by Research School of Economics
- ANU College ANU College of Business and Economics
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Offered in
First Semester 2016
- Course subject Economics
- Areas of interest Economics, Management
- Academic career Undergraduate
This course provides a theoretical and empirical discussion of labour markets. Main topics to be discussed are: labour supply, including determinants of labour market participation and hours of works; investments in human capital and returns to education; labour demand; labour market equilibrium and wage determination; discrimination in the labour makets; internal labour markets; trade unions, and macroeconomic issues related to wages and unemployment. Policy application questions will be covered whenever appropriate.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will:
- apply economic analysis to a wide range of labour market issues;
- be exposed to the emipirical analysis of contemporary issues in labour economics;
- be able to examine a number of important policy issues.
Indicative Assessment
- A mandatory mid semester exam - 40%
- 2.5 hour final exam - 60%
- Two home assignments - 20%
- A Mandatory mid semester examination - 30%
- 2.5 hour final exam - 50%
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Workload
Two 1-hour lectures and one tutorial per week.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Other Information
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Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- Band 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course Fees:
Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3480 |
International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $4638 |
Terms
First Semester, 2016
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4126 | 15 Feb 2016 | 26 Feb 2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 27 May 2016 |