15.677J | Spring 2005 | Graduate

Urban Labor Markets and Employment Policy

Lecture Notes

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Lec # Topics
1 Introduction
2 Thinking About Policy in Broad Terms and Outcomes (PDF)
3 The Demand for Labor (PDF)
4 Changing Work Structures Within Firms / Internal Labor Markets, Networks, Structure (PDF)
5 Policy Overview and Alternative National Systems (PDF)
6

The Evaluation: An Overview

Youth Labor Market

7 Adult Training (PDF)
8 Unions and Living Wage Campaigns (PDF)
9 Organizing and Pulling It Together (PDF)
10-11 Student Papers

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