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Labour Economics (Ec423)
Radha Iyengar
R.Iyengar1@lse.ac.uk
Office: R425
Tel: 0207 852 3563
Office Hour: Monday 3:30-4:30
The aim of this course is to acquaint
students with current theoretical and empirical topics of labour
economics and to encourage the development of independent research
interests. The course will address a number of aspects of the wage
distribution and unemployment, with emphasis on the role of institutions
and policy. The course has a strong applied focus. For each major topic covered
we will derive testable implications, provide insights into the research
methodology, discuss the advantages and limitations of existing empirical
work, and draw policy conclusions.
 Syllabus
Lecture
Slides
Handouts
for Class
Data
Lecture Slides
Week 1: Wage
Structure: Empirical Facts
Week 2: Theory
and Evidence on Skill Premium
Week 3: Human
Capital Theory
Week 4:
Human Capital: Empirical
Week
5: Signaling: Theory and Evidence
Week 6:
Specific Capital: Theory and Evidence
Week 7:
Discrimination Theory
Week 8:
Discimination Evidence
Week 9:
Illegal Labor Markets
Week
10: Economics of Crime
Handouts for
Class
Notes
on Human Capital Theory
Notes on
Empirical Evidence on Education Investment, Credit Constraints, and
Education Production
Notes on Signaling
Models and Evidence
Notes
on Specific Capital and Job Matching
Notes on
Gender and Race Discrimination Theory
Notes
on Gender and Race Discrimination Evidence
Notes on
Illegal Labor Markets
Notes on
the Economics of Crime and Crime Policy
Mock Exam
(Solutions)
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