ECON 3465

Bridging the Divide: Labor Market Reforms and Place-Based Policies

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Should policy interventions target inequality between workers or disparities between places? Inequality has risen in most developed countries in recent decades. While top incomes have grown significantly, incomes at the bottom of the distribution have increased much less. In light of these trends, this course examines the role of labor market and place-based policies in reducing inequality, and discusses the trade-offs that arise between reducing inequality and promoting economic activity.

Prerequisites ECON 1110, ECON 1120, and either ILRLE 2400 or ECON 3030.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Distribution Requirements (SBA-AG), (ICE-IL, QP-IL)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2024FA

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