Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: ECONOMICS OF HUMAN CAPITAL

Department: Economics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ECON 301 AND MATH 101 AND ECON 309

Description: Course covers both micro and macro aspects of human capital. We will study investments by parents in the education and other human capital of their children and how it links to the intergenerational transmission of inequality. The relation between human capital, population change, and economic growth is also emphasized. The course is quantitative and students will be required to understand and apply econometric technique.