ECO 227 - Economics of Gender Family

This course examines the changing role of gender in the labor market and the household. Topics to be studied include: the rise in females’ formal labor force participation during the second half of the twentieth century; gender differences in employment, occupation, and earnings; theoretical and empirical approaches to studying discrimination; and the interactions between market opportunities, government policies, and family formation (including fertility, marriage, divorce, and cohabitation).

Satisfies Gender and Sexuality major and minor requirement

Prerequisites & Notes
Economics 101.