ECON 153: LABOR ECONOMICS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 or ECON 104A. An analysis of labor demand, labor supply, market equilibrium, and policies affecting each. Topics include labor supply, labor demand, minimum wages, government transfers, education, job training, and discrimination. Cross-listed with BUS 153.
Average GPA: 3.03
Grade distribution records: 1,046 students across 26 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 92 | 8.8% |
| A | 182 | 17.4% |
| A- | 143 | 13.7% |
| B+ | 140 | 13.4% |
| B | 133 | 12.7% |
| B- | 83 | 7.9% |
| C+ | 76 | 7.3% |
| C | 60 | 5.7% |
| C- | 38 | 3.6% |
| D+ | 20 | 1.9% |
| D | 21 | 2.0% |
| D- | 8 | 0.8% |
| F | 36 | 3.4% |
| NP | 2 | 0.2% |
| W | 12 | 1.1% |
Based on 1,046 student grade records across 26 terms and 9 professors.
Instructors
- Michael Bates 403 students, Average GPA 3.05
- Victor Ortego Marti 47 students, Average GPA 3.67
- Veronica Sovero 44 students, Average GPA 2.73
- Ruinan Zhao 39 students, Average GPA 3.11
- Opinder Kaur 30 students, Average GPA 3.09
- Yoon Ro 25 students, Average GPA 3.05
- Da Gong 22 students, Average GPA 2.75
- David Ford 15 students, Average GPA 3.54
- Pete Pridanonda 13 students, Average GPA 2.87