ECON 8085 Labor Economics I
With ECON886, this course prepares students to do research in labor economics. Topics include labor supply and demand, human capital, education, job search, wage determination, unemployment, immigration, family and gender, and discrimination.
Course overview
- Department
- Economics
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Joanna Venator | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 5 of 5 |
| Fall 2024 | Joanna Venator | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 4 of 5 |
| Fall 2023 | Joanna Venator | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 of 6 |
| Fall 2021 | Theodore Papageorgiou | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 of 2 |