14.64 Labor Economics and Public Policy, Spring 2006
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Author(s)
Angrist, Joshua David
Alternative Title
Labor Economics and Public Policy
Date Issued
June 2006
Abstract
Theory and evidence concerning the functioning of the labor market. Particular emphasis on the roles played by government and institutions. Topics include minimum wages, labor market effects of social insurance and welfare programs, the collective bargaining relationship, discrimination, human capital, and unemployment. From the course home page: Course Description The course is an introduction to the field of Labor Economics, with an eye to helping students think critically about research and public policy. The emphasis is on applied microeconomics and empirical analysis. Topics to be covered include: labor supply and demand, taxes and transfers, human capital, minimum wages, income distribution, unions and strikes, immigration, incentives, discrimination, unemployment and unemployment insurance.
Subjects
Labor Economics
public policy
applied microeconomics
empirical analysis
labor supply and demand
taxes and transfers
human capital
minimum wages
income distribution
unions and strikes
immigration
incentives
discrimination
unemployment and unemployment insurance
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
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