Power and Inequality in Labor Markets around the World

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This is an advanced undergraduate course in labor economics that will feature theoretical and empirical analysis of labor market policies and institutions in high and low-income countries. We will cover topics ranging from unions, minimum wages, public workfare programs/job guarantees, international and internal migration, fairness and social preferences, to firms in the labor market among others. The course will start with a theoretical overview of labor markets and an empirical overview of features that distinguish labor markets in high and low-income countries. We will then focus on reading empirical papers in detail drawing on evidence from high and low-income countries for a given topic.