Schedule
Course Schedule and Important Dates
2025 Schedual
| Week | Date | Topic | Slides | Discussion and Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8/28 | Introduction to Modern Labor Economics | Lec0 | Lu et al(2025) Chapter 1 |
| 2 | 9/4 | Overview of the Labor Market: Concepts and Statistics | Lec1(updated version) | Lu et al(2025) Chapter 2 |
| 3 | 9/11 | Overview of the Labor Market: Concepts and Statistics(continued) | Lec1(updated version) | Lu et al(2025) Chapter 2 |
| 4 | 9/18 | Labor Supply(I) | Lec2 | Borjas(2024) Chapter 2 |
| 5 | 9/25 | Labor Supply(II) | Lec2(updated version) | Borjas(2024) Chapter 2 |
| 7 | 10/9 | Labor Supply(II) | Lec2(updated version) | Borjas(2024) Chapter 2 |
| 8 | 10/16 | Labor Supply(III) | Lec3(updated version) | Borjas(2024) Chapter 3 |
| 9 | 10/23 | Labor Demand | Lec4 | Borjas(2024) Chapter 4 |
| 10 | 10/30 | Labor Demand | Lec4(updated version) | Borjas(2024) Chapter 4 |
| 11 | 11/5 | Labor Market Equilibrium | Lec5 | Borjas(2024) Chapter 5 |
| 12 | 11/13 | Labor Market Equilibrium | Lec5(updated version) | Borjas(2024) Chapter 5 |
| 13 | 11/20 | Human Capital | Lec6 | Borjas(2024) Chapter 6 |
| 14 | 11/27 | Human Capital | Lec6(updated version) | Borjas(2024) Chapter 6 |
| 15 | 12/4 | Compensating Wage Differentials | Lec7 | Borjas(2024) Chapter 7 |
| 16 | 12/11 | Compensating Wage Differentials | Lec7 | Borjas(2024) Chapter 7 |
| 17 | 12/18 | Inequality | ||
| 18 | 12/25 | Students’ Presentations |