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14.661 Labor Economics I, Fall 2006
(2006-12)
Neoclassical analysis of the labor market and its institutions. A systematic development of the theory of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital. Topics discussed also include wage and employment determination, ...
14.662 Labor Economics II, Spring 2005
(2005-06)
The development and evolution of labor market structures and institutions. Particular focus on competing explanations of recent developments in the distribution of wage and salary income and in key institutions and ...
14.661 Labor Economics I, Fall 2003 - Fall 2004
(2004-12)
The aim of this course is to acquaint students with traditional topics in labor economics and to encourage the development of independent research interests. This course is taught in two parts: Fall term and then in the ...
11.128 Information Technology and the Labor Market, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
In this course, we will explore how information technology is reshaping the U.S. labor market: the mix of occupations, the skills required to perform an occupation, the way work is organized, labor productivity, wage levels ...
14.771 Development Economics: Microeconomic Issues and Policy Models, Fall 2008
(2008-12)
Topics include productivity effects of health, private and social returns to education, education quality, education policy and market equilibrium, gender discrimination, public finance, decision making within families, ...