2023-2024 Catalog

ECON 337 Personnel Economics

This course provides a theoretical and empirical economic analysis of human resources management policies. In particular, we will study the problems of selection and motivation of employees within an organization. Thus, we will discuss topics such as compensation schemes, work motivation, recruiting mechanisms, training strategies, performance evaluations, promotions, and peer effects in the workplace.

Prerequisite

ECON 251

Instructor

Gómez-Miñambres