Labor Economics (ILRLE)Industrial and Labor Relations

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

ILRLE 2400

Applies the theory and elementary tools of economics to the characteristics and problems of the labor market. Considers both the demand (employer) and supply (employee) sides of the market to gain a deeper ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9168 ILRLE 2400   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Thomas, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) students must meet with an advisor in the Office of Student Services to request permission to drop after the add deadline.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9169 ILRLE 2400   LEC 002

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Sockin, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) students must meet with an advisor in the Office of Student Services to request permission to drop after the add deadline.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9170 ILRLE 2400   LEC 003

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Smith, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) students must meet with an advisor in the Office of Student Services to request permission to drop after the add deadline.
    This is an Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) Sophomore Writing Requirement class. Enrollment limited to: ILR sophomores, others by permission of instructor.

ILRLE 3445

Is the U.S. college system a great equalizer or a cause of growing inequality? Improved access to higher education has brought millions of Americans into the middle class, and yet rising selectivity has ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3445ECON 3770

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9259 ILRLE 3445   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Riehl, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ILRLE 3460

This course examines economic approaches to how new technologies impact the labor market. We will study how new technologies affect the nature of jobs and tasks, the nature and flexibility of work contracts, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3485

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9287 ILRLE 3460   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Belot, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ILRLE 3465

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, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3465

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9315 ILRLE 3465   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Nimier-David, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ILRLE 3550

The economics of education is about understanding how and why people make decisions to invest in education, the effect of education on long-term social and economic outcomes, the behavior of those institutions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3760PUBPOL 3550

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5246 ILRLE 3550   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Lovenheim, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ILRLE 4430

Examines topics in labor economics of particular relevance to individual managers and firms. Representative topics include recruitment, screening, and hiring strategies; compensation (including retirement ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3430

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9173 ILRLE 4430   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Thomas, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ILRLE 4440

Surveys the history of social policy in Great Britain and the United States from 1800 to the adoption of the British welfare state after World War II. Topics include the role of poor relief in the early ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3340

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9171 ILRLE 4440   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Boyer, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ILRLE 5400

This is a course in labor market economics for prospective managers in the corporate, union, not-for-profit, and public sectors. The course begins with demand and supply in labor markets, presenting the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9191 ILRLE 5400   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Riehl, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ILRLE 7455

Since the 1980s, American cities have exhibited increasingly divergent trends. This Great Divergence has had profound effects on local employment, income, political preferences, health outcomes, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 7455

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9341 ILRLE 7455   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Nimier-David, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ILRLE 9400

Research workshop featuring guests lecturers. Presentations of completed papers and work in progress by faculty members, advanced graduate students, and speakers from other universities. Focuses on the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 7845

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  9192 ILRLE 9400   LEC 001

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Belot, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ILRLE 9450

The aim of the course “Model Building for Applied (Labor) Economists” is to equip applied researchers with the tools to formalize their theories in terms of mathematical economic models. In contrast to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 7450

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9348 ILRLE 9450   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kircher, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person