Labor Economics (ECON 431-531)

This is the reading list for this course, linking to works indexed on RePEc. This reading list is managed by Joseph Marchand. You can also create your own reading list here. This page is updated weekly.

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This course is taught at University of Alberta, Department of Economics.

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This is a master list of the research papers that I currently reference in my blended undergraduate and graduate labor economics course.

Relevant JEL codes for this reading list are:

• J2: Demand and Supply of Labor
• J3: Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
• J4: Particular Labor Markets
• J6: Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers
• J7: Labor Discrimination

Introduction to Labor Economics (Chapter 1)

Fisher, Johnson, Marchand, Smeeding, and Torrey 2008 EL

• Fisher, Jonathan D. & Johnson, David S. & Marchand, Joseph & Smeeding, Timothy M. & Torrey, Barbara Boyle, 2008. "The retirement consumption conundrum: Evidence from a consumption survey," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 99(3), pages 482-485, June.
  • Johnathan Fisher & David S. Johnson & Joseph Marchand & Timothy M. Smeeding & Barbara Boyle Torrey, 2005. "The Retirement Consumption Conundrum: Evidence from a Consumption Survey," Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College wp2005-14, Center for Retirement Research, revised Dec 2005.

Marchand and Olfert 2013 AEL

• Joseph Marchand & Sara Olfert, 2013. "The US gender gap through the Great Recession using an alternative approach to cyclicality," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(3), pages 276-281, February.

Labor Markets (Chapter 2)

Flyer and Rosen 1997 JoLE

• Flyer, Fredrick & Rosen, Sherwin, 1997. "The New Economics of Teachers and Education," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 15(1), pages 104-139, January.
  • Flyer, Frederick & Rosen, Sherwin, 1994. "The New Economics of Teachers and Education," Working Papers 94, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  • Frederick Flyer & Sherwin Rosen, 1994. "The New Economics of Teachers and Education," NBER Working Papers 4828, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  • Flyer, F. & Rosen, S., 1994. "The New Economics of Teachers and Education," University of Chicago - Economics Research Center 94-1, Chicago - Economics Research Center.

Marchand and Weber 2020 JPAM

• Joseph Marchand & Jeremy G. Weber, 2020. "How Local Economic Conditions Affect School Finances, Teacher Quality, and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Texas Shale Boom," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 39(1), pages 36-63, January.
  • Marchand, Joseph & Weber, Jeremy, 2019. "How Local Economic Conditions Affect School Finances, Teacher Quality, and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Texas Shale Boom," Working Papers 2019-7, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.

Marchand 2012 JUE

• Marchand, Joseph, 2012. "Local labor market impacts of energy boom-bust-boom in Western Canada," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(1), pages 165-174.
  • Marchand, Joseph, 2010. "Local Labor Market Impacts of Energy Boom-Bust-Boom in Western Canada," Working Papers 2010-17, University of Alberta, Department of Economics, revised 01 May 2011.

Acemoglu, Autor, and Lyle 2004 JPE

• Daron Acemoglu & David H. Autor & David Lyle, 2004. "Women, War, and Wages: The Effect of Female Labor Supply on the Wage Structure at Midcentury," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 112(3), pages 497-551, June.
  • Daron Acemoglu & David H. Autor & David Lyle, 2002. "Women, War and Wages: The Effect of Female Labor Supply on the Wage Structure at Mid-Century," NBER Working Papers 9013, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Belasen and Polachek 2008 AER / 2009 JHR

• Ariel R. Belasen & Solomon W. Polachek, 2008. "How Hurricanes Affect Wages and Employment in Local Labor Markets," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 98(2), pages 49-53, May.

• Ariel R. Belasen & Solomon W. Polachek, 2009. "How Disasters Affect Local Labor Markets: The Effects of Hurricanes in Florida," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 44(1).
  • Belasen, Ariel R. & Polachek, Solomon, 2007. "How Disasters Affect Local Labor Markets: The Effects of Hurricanes in Florida," IZA Discussion Papers 2976, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

Humphreys and Marchand 2013 LE

• Humphreys, Brad R. & Marchand, Joseph, 2013. "New casinos and local labor markets: Evidence from Canada," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(C), pages 151-160.
  • Humphreys, Brad & Marchand, Joseph, 2012. "New Casinos and Local Labor Markets: Evidence from Canada," Working Papers 2012-16, University of Alberta, Department of Economics, revised Jun 2013.

Fossati and Marchand 2024 ILRR

• Sebastian Fossati & Joseph Marchand, 2024. "First to $15: Alberta’s Minimum Wage Policy on Employment by Wages, Ages, and Places," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 77(1), pages 119-142, January.