“For every dollar a man earns, a woman earns 73 cents.” Is this phrase true? Is this entire wage difference due to discrimination, or can it be explained by other factors? How are labor markets affected by unions, illegal immigration, and high unemployment? Labor Economics explores economic issues related to labor markets. Some of these topics include wage and employment laws, immigration, unions, human capital, work-leisure tradeoffs, and compensating wage differentials.
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