Empirical Analysis of Labor Markets
ECON 2810B
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Description
In this course, we study the operation of labor markets and policies that shape wages, employment, and inequality. Topics include labor supply, labor demand, human capital, imperfect competition, the role of firms in inequality, social networks, and discrimination. Students learn to bring equilibrium models to data, combining economic theory and econometric methods to answer new research questions in labor economics.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Economics
Course Component
Lecture
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Subject
Economics
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
Course Requirements
Course open to Graduate Students Only (Undergraduates can submit a request to enroll)
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Social Sciences
Course Level
Primarily for Graduate Students
