https://at-ceu.studyguide.timeedit.net/modules/ECBS5072?type=COREThe course is an introduction to labor economics, emphasizing applied microeconomic theory and the important empirical methods for microeconomic analysis, as well as the link between research and public policy. Topics include: labor supply and labor demand, gender and racial discrimination, unemployment, minimum wages, compensating wage differentials, and unemployment. The main goal of the course is to acquaint students with some core topics in labor economics and with some of the important empirical methods (primarily Difference-in-Differences Models, and Instrumental Variables), while building a set of tools that will allow students to be able to read and evaluate high-level contributions in the field of labor economics. Another goal is to develop students' understanding of some core labor market institutions and public policies as income support programs, minimum wages, immigration and anti-discrimination policies.