This graduate course in labour economics presents an in-depth overview of recent research in labour economics focussing on inequality, technological change, globalization, worker power, and monopsony. The course stresses the most recent theories as well as recent advances in empirical research designs.

This undergraduate course presents an introduction into the field of labour economics. It stresses the ideas that labour economists use to understand how the labour market works. The course also introduces empirical strategies to test these ideas with data, and discusses evidence obtained from landmark research studies in labour economics.