Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
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The social in social science explores how we understand and solve complex social problems. Learn how theory and research methods guide our study of social phenomena and generate hypotheses. Gain the skills to analyze evidence and identify the most appropriate concepts and theories for the task at hand.
Discrimination in the labour market exists in many forms: the ‘glass ceiling’, ageism, racism, and so on. This free course, Economics explains discrimination in the labour market, will help you look at this problem from a new perspective: through economics. You will learn how economists have tried to understand what drives this distortion of the labour market and why women and those from minority ethnic groups seem to suffer the most.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Understand the main features of the core neoclassical microeconomic theory
Give examples of key ideas, theories and debates in microeconomic theory
Illustrate a variety of applied economic theories and models to analyse economic problems and events.
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