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ECN 450/550: Labor Economics
Welcome to the ECN 450 page. This will be the spot to check out the
syllabus, find practice problems and the key for the quizzes, find the
data for course projects. This page is updated frequently. Note: to view
many of the files requires the Adobe Acrobat reader which can be
downloaded free from the Adobe web site.
COURSE INFORMATION
An online copy of the Course
Syllabus (PDF File)
NOTES FOR COURSE (PDF Files)
Click here for Math Review
Click here for Individual Labor
Supply -
Chapters 2 & 3
Click here for Human
Capital Part I
- Chapter 7 (235-242)& (249-257)
Click here for Fertility & Labor
Supply in
Long Run - Chapter 3 (95-100)
Click here for Labor Demand -
Chapter 4
Click here for Human
Capital Part 2
- Chapter 7 (257-279)
Click here for Labor Markets -
Chapter 5
Click here for Discrimination -
Chapter
10
Click here for
Compenstating
Differential - Chapter 6
Click here for Nike Tour
Slides
Click here for Baby Boomer
Retirements
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
Click here for Practice
Problems:
Week 1
Click here for Practice
Problems 2
Click here for Practice Problems 3
Click here for Practice
Problems 4
Click here for Practice
Problems 5
Click here for Practice
Problems 6
Click here for Happy
Thanksgiving!
ANSWERS TO QUIZZES
Click here for Quiz 1 Answers
(PDF
file)
Click here for Quiz 2 Answers
(PDF
file)
EMPIRICAL PROJECTS
Click here for
Empirical
Project I
(PDF File)
Click here for
Empirical
Project II
(PDF File)
Click here for EXCEL
Regression Instructions (PDF file)
Hold down shift key and click here to download Data for Project 1 (A)
Hold down shift key and click here to download Data for Project 1 (B)
Hold down shift key and click here to download Data for Project 2 (A)
Hold down shift key and click here to download Data for Project 2 (B)
Click here for Wage Paper
Example
Click here for Wage Paper 2
Click here for Coach Paper
Example