ECON 330 Political Economy of Race, Class and Gender

This course explores various economic theories relating to class, gender, race, and ethnicity as well as their intersection with each other. Students will learn both mainstream and heterodox approaches to explaining the existence and persistence of identity-based inequality in the United States. Particular attention is paid to inequality in labor market outcomes, however, inequalities based on race, class, gender, and ethnicity are also explored in various other areas of the economy such as the housing and financial markets etc. This course utilizes high impact practices such as having students engage in learning and talking about “difficult differences” in the classroom, applying economic analysis to real-world data, and utilizing collaborative learning using team-based projects.