ECO422H1S Special Topics in Economics: Studying Social Science Questions with Big Data

In this course, we look at empirical research that uses big data to study socio-economic questions involving inequality and economic risks. We will learn some technical tools and how they can be applied to questions about inequalities in income, wealth, consumption, health, and others, and within sub-groups (top earners vs. others; inside firms vs. across firms; by gender, age, etc.). We will also discuss questions about micro risks (facing households, workers, or firms) and how they vary over the business cycle and over longer horizons. Most of the research we cover use newly available big socioeconomic datasets from administrative records.

Section L0201 , Winter 2024–25

Instructor: Fatih Guvenen
Day/time: W3-6

Delivery Method & Instructions : In Person

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