Classes

Theoretical and empirical research in labor economics including human capital, equalizing differences, matching, and incentive models; program evaluation and field experiments; neighborhood and peer effects; monopsony models and firm wage differentials; supply-demand...

Participants discuss recent research in labor economics and public economics and present their own work in progress.

Students present and discuss early stage research projects in labor economics and public economics. Open to G3 Ph.D. students working in related areas in Economics, Business Economics, Public Policy, Health Policy, and Education.

An exploration of the role of education in the economy using historical, comparative, and current policy perspectives.

Participants discuss recent research in labor economics and present their own work in progress. Open to doctoral students who have completed their field course requirements.

Outside speakers present research concerning the operation of labor markets.

Explores a range of subjects concerning human capital, historically and comparatively.

Theoretical and empirical research on labor markets. Topics include human capital and signaling models, estimation of the returns to education, econometrics and economics of program evaluaton, empirical methods in labor economics, equalizing differences, spatial equilibrium...

Examines selected social and economic problems of the US and evaluates market and governmental solutions.