Economics 471
Labour Economics II
Professor H. Schuetze
BEC 338
Phone: 721-8541
E-mail: hschuetz@uvic.ca
This web page is intended for students in Economics
471 at the University of Victoria.
Students can find copies of class notes, handouts and other information
pertaining to the course. You may require an Adobe reader to view some of the
documents on this web page.
Announcements
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Welcome
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Reminder: Memos are due in the course
mailbox by 4:00pm December 13.
Final
Exam Information
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Tuesday December 10th @ 2:00
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A sample final exam is available for
download here.
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We will hold a review class Wednesday
December 4th in class
Office
Hours
Professor Schuetze [BEC 338]:
Tuesdays 10:00 – 11:00
Or by appointment
Important Dates
Exam Schedule
Midterm Test: Friday October 4th
--Solutions--
Final Exam: Scheduled by the Registrar
Course Materials
Syllabus: PDF
Debate: Guidelines
Course Notes (Powerpoint
Slides) and
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Introduction |
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Topic1: Human Capital Theory |
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Topic 2: Wage Structures Across Markets |
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Topic 3: Immigration |
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Topic 4: Discrimination |
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Topic 5: Unions |
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Topic 5.1: Growth and Incidence |
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Topic 5.2: Theory |
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Topic 5.3: Impact |
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Topic 6: Unemployment |
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Topic 6.1 Meaning and Measurement |
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Topic 6.2 Causes and Consequences |
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Topic 7.1 Wage Inequality |
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Topic 7.2 Skill Premium and SBTC |
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Problem Sets:
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Problem Set #5 |
Solutions |
Links:
Canadian
Labour Statistics
Literature
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