: labor supply and demand, taxes and transfers, human capital, minimum wages, income distribution, unions and strikes …, immigration, incentives, discrimination, unemployment and unemployment insurance. … government and institutions. Topics include minimum wages, labor market effects of social insurance and welfare programs, the …

investment in education because discrimination spurred exit facilitated by human capital. Theory moreover suggests that if exit …Theory suggests that groups historically subject to discrimination, such as Jews, could exhibit traditionally high … which a sharp increase in discrimination induced mass exit by one ethnic group and mass skill investment by the same group …

The U.S. limits work visas for low-skill jobs outside of agriculture, with a binding quota that firms access via a …-relevant occupations. Forensic analysis suggests similarly low substitutability of black-market labor. … randomized lottery. We evaluate the marginal impact of the quota on firms entering the 2021 H-2B visa lottery using a novel …

exposition of a new theoretical approach to the capital investment decisions of firms, stressing the irreversibility of most … understanding investment behavior of firms; develops the implications of this theory for industry dynamics and for government policy …How should firms decide whether and when to invest in new capital equipment, additions to their workforce, or the …

investment in education because discrimination spurred exit facilitated by human capital. Theory moreover suggests that if exit …Theory suggests that groups historically subject to discrimination, such as Jews, could exhibit traditionally high … which a sharp increase in discrimination induced mass exit by one ethnic group and mass skill investment by the same group …

. This expanded, updated, and thoroughly revised second edition includes a new chapter on labor-market discrimination … protection legislation, unemployment benefits, active labor market policies, working-time regulations, family policies, equal … competitive market in which losing a job is not a big deal. The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets is the only textbook to focus …

The development and evolution of labor market structures and institutions. Particular focus on competing explanations … structures. Special attention to theories of worker motivation and behavior, the determination of wages, technology, and social … stratification. From the course home page: Course Description This class focuses on labor institutions, the transformation of those …

Gender matters in economics—for even with today’s technology, fertility choices, market opportunities, and improved … within households, as well as market areas, like those pertaining to labor and credit markets and globalization. Mukesh … differ from those of men. Eswaran then delves into the far-reaching consequences of these differences in both market and …