David Ribar, Ph.D.
Economics 771-01: Labor Economics
Syllabus:
Schedule and Lecture Materials:
August 20 Introduction
August 22 Labor Force Trends and Basic Empirical Considerations
August 27-29 Nonlinear Budget Constraints
September 5 Household Production
September 10-12 Family Models
September 17-19 Life-cycle Models
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September 24-26 Human Capital
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October 1-3 Job Search
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October 8 Static Labor Demand
October 10 Job Flows
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- Discrimination: [Download notes in PDF format]
- Inequality: [Download notes in PDF format]
Homework:
- August 20 Homework #1 (due August 22)