Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2015-2016
ECON 462 - ECONOMICS OF HUMAN CAPITAL
Long Title: ECONOMICS OF HUMAN CAPITAL
Department: Economics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): (ECON 200 OR ECON 301 OR ECON 370) AND (ECON 209 OR ECON 309 OR ECON 446)
Description: Covers both microeconomic and macroeconomic aspects of human capital. Studies investments by parents in the education and other human capital of their children and how it links to the intergenerational transmission of inequality. Emphasizes the relation between human capital, population change, and economic growth. Course is quantitative and students will be required to understand and apply econometric techniques.