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Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Labor Economics
1. Introduction to Labor Economics
2. Labor Supply
3. Labor Demand
4. Labor Market Equilibrium
5. Compensating Wage Differentials
6. Human Capital
7. Labor Mobility
8. Labor Market Discrimination
9. Labor Unions
10. Unemployment
11. Income Inequality
12. Government Intervention in Labor Markets
11.
Income Inequality
11.1.
Measuring Income Inequality
11.1.1.
Lorenz Curve
11.1.1.1.
Construction and Interpretation
11.1.1.2.
Relationship to Distribution
11.1.2.
Gini Coefficient
11.1.2.1.
Calculation and Meaning
11.1.2.2.
Properties and Limitations
11.1.3.
Percentile Ratios
11.1.3.1.
90-10 Ratio
11.1.3.2.
50-10 Ratio
11.1.3.3.
Top Income Shares
11.1.4.
Other Inequality Measures
11.1.4.1.
Theil Index
11.1.4.2.
Atkinson Index
11.2.
Sources of Wage Inequality
11.2.1.
Human Capital Factors
11.2.1.1.
Education and Skills
11.2.1.2.
Experience and Training
11.2.2.
Skill-Biased Technological Change
11.2.2.1.
Impact on Wage Structure
11.2.2.2.
Complementarity with Skills
11.2.3.
Globalization and Trade
11.2.3.1.
Effects on Labor Demand
11.2.3.2.
Offshoring and Outsourcing
11.2.4.
Institutional Changes
11.2.4.1.
Decline of Unions
11.2.4.2.
Minimum Wage Policies
11.2.4.3.
Deregulation
11.3.
Trends in Inequality
11.3.1.
Historical Patterns
11.3.2.
International Comparisons
11.3.3.
Within-Group vs. Between-Group Inequality
11.4.
Intergenerational Mobility
11.4.1.
Measurement of Mobility
11.4.1.1.
Correlation Coefficients
11.4.1.2.
Transition Matrices
11.4.2.
Determinants of Mobility
11.4.2.1.
Education Systems
11.4.2.2.
Family Background
11.4.2.3.
Social Capital
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