Labor Economics (ILRLE)Industrial and Labor Relations
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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.
Last Updated
- Schedule of Classes - November 20, 2025 7:07PM EST
Classes
ILRLE 2400
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Thomas, S
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Additional Information
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.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Sockin, J
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Additional Information
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.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Smith, R
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Additional Information
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
Course Description
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
ILRLE 3460
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 3485
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ILRLE 3465
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 3465
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
ILRLE 3550
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 3760, PUBPOL 3550
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ILRLE 4430
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 3430
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
ILRLE 4440
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 3340
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
ILRLE 5400
Course Description
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
ILRLE 7455
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 7455
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ILRLE 9400
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 7845
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
ILRLE 9450
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 7450
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)