ECON 248 Labor Economics III

Recent topics in applied micro, focusing on top papers from the last five years. Skill-biased technical change, discrimination, media bias, management, pollution, culture, development and peer effects. Combination of student and faculty presentations. Additional sessions on general presentations, paper writing and research skills, as well as practical Stata sessions on estimation procedures and tricks. Short presentation of research idea required.

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