Teaching

I teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, with a focus on labor economics and public economics. My teaching emphasizes combining theoretical frameworks with empirical analysis using real-world data.

Undergraduate Courses

EC 356

Labor Economics

Undergraduate

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to labor economics, covering topics including labor supply and demand, human capital, unemployment, wage determination, and labor market discrimination. The course employs a flipped classroom model where students watch video lectures before class and participate in discussions and group work during sessions.

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PhD Courses

EC 751/752

Labor Economics

PhD

An advanced research seminar covering six major areas: labor supply and demand determinants, job search models, unemployment insurance design, wage dispersion causes, and behavioral economics applications. The course emphasizes empirical methods in labor economics, structural and reduced-form estimation techniques, and exposure to current research.

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EC 762

Public Economics

PhD

Focuses on tax and transfer system design through optimal taxation theory and empirical public finance. Students learn sufficient statistics approaches to welfare analysis and develop a research proposal combining theoretical and empirical components.

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MA Courses

EC 551

Labor Economics

MA

A master's-level introduction to labor economics covering core concepts and empirical research methods. The course combines theoretical frameworks with practical data analysis using Stata.

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