ECON771

Advanced Labor Economics: Theory and Evidence

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Prerequisite: ECON603 and ECON624; or permission of BSOS-Economics department. Restriction: Must be in the Economics Doctoral program. Modern analytical and quantitative labor economics. Labor supply decisions of individuals and households; human capital model and distribution of income. Demand for labor; marginal productivity theory, imperfect information and screening. Interaction of labor demand and supply; unemployment; relative and absolute wages; macroeconomic aspects of the labor market.

Fall 2025

Judith Hellerstein

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Judith Hellerstein

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Sergio Urzua

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Sergio Urzua

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Sergio Urzua

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.77 between 107 students*

ECON771 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 24.3%
A: 42.06%
A+: 0.93%
B-: 0.93%
B: 4.67%
B+: 8.41%
other: 18.69%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.