ECON 5850

Labor Economics

3 cr

Advanced study of the labor market including labor demand and supply, wage determination, and unemployment. Prereq: 4400 (444), 5410 (641), or Stat 2450 (245); and 4001.01 (501.01), 4001.02 (501.02), or 4001.03, or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 685.

Grade history

1,074 students across 4 instructors · course avg 3.12

Ethan Herbert Doetsch

2.93 GPAmedian 3.0

404 students · 5 terms

404 students total · 5 terms · click to see per-term

Instructor unknown

2.88 GPAmedian 2.7

346 students · 4 terms

346 students total · 4 terms · click to see per-term

Meta Alexandra Brown

3.81 GPAmedian 4.0

262 students · 4 terms

262 students total · 4 terms · click to see per-term

Senad Sinanovic

2.76 GPAmedian 2.7

62 students · 1 term

62 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

Source: historical OSU grade releases via thegradeguide.com (Adam Gluck), Spring 2016 – Summer 2023. FERPA-filtered: sections under 10 students excluded.

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0 / 90

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Instructors

Carolyn Chuan Tsao2 sections

Sections in Autumn 2026

#	Sec	Instructor	Hist. GPA	Days/Time	Room	Enrollment
23944	101	Carolyn Chuan Tsao	—	MW 4:05 pm-5:25 pm	JR 360 360	Open · 0/85
23945	201	Carolyn Chuan Tsao	—	MW 4:05 pm-5:25 pm	JR 360 360	Open · 0/5