ECON 316 Race & Gender
Utilizes economic analysis to shed light on the social issues of race and gender in contemporary United States society. Potential topics include labor and credit market discrimination, employment and housing segregation, the male-female and black-white wage gap, labor market participation, divorce and domestic violence. While neo-classical economic theory will serve as a point of departure for each issue, the assumptions behind the theory will be carefully scrutinized and empirical evidence in support of and/or against the theory will be brought to bear