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ECON 306. Labour Markets and Wages.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

Examination of the implications on wage structures of differences in job conditions, levels and type training, long-term employment relationships, unionization etc. A variety of socioeconomic policy issues including subsidies for higher education, government regulation of workplace safety, and the role and treatment of women in today's labour force are explored.
  • Prerequisites: ECON 208 and ECON 209, or ECON 230D1/D2, or ECON 250D1/D2
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ECON 306D1/D2.

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