Archived Versions

Labor Economics I

As taught in: Fall 2010

Bronze sculpture of laborers working.

"Monument to Labor" by sculptor Matthew Placzek, located in Omaha, Nebraska. (Image courtesy of Thom Watson.)

Instructors:

Prof. Joshua Angrist

Christopher Walters
(Teaching Assistant)

MIT Course Number:

14.661

Level:

Graduate

Course Features

Course Description

The aim of this course is to acquaint students with traditional topics in labor economics and to encourage the development of independent research interests. We will cover a systematic development of the theory of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital. Topics include wage and employment determination, turnover, search, immigration, unemployment, equalizing differences, and institutions in the labor market. There will be particular emphasis on the interaction between theoretical and empirical modeling.