Labor Economics I
MIT's graduate course in labor economics builds a systematic theory of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital, then tests that theory against data. Topics include wage and employment determination, immigration, unemployment, and equalizing differences, with steady attention to how theoretical models connect to empirical evidence. The course is aimed at students developing independent research interests in the field, and materials on MIT OpenCourseWare include lecture notes, readings, and problem sets used in the actual graduate class. No enrollment or certificate is offered; the course exists as a self-study resource for anyone working through the standard first-year labor economics sequence. It suits students who already have grounding in microeconomics and want the formal apparatus economists use to study wages, jobs, and worker behavior, rather than a general-interest introduction to the topic.