Faculty Director

Description

The Initiative for the Study of Labor Markets brings together leading UChicago scholars from across campus to address questions about the factors that influence outcomes for the employee, the firm, and the larger economic landscape. Labor markets are shaped by economic growth, and the Initiative will investigate the broader impact of economic growth on the development of labor markets. Do some industrial sectors benefit more than others? Are all income levels benefiting equally? Are some geographic regions falling behind?

Among many avenues of inquiry, UChicago faculty are leading efforts focused on modern labor markets in developed economies to measure the rate at which jobs disappear, to identify what causes firms to shed jobs, and what forces in the economy make it easier or harder for people to find new work with better performing firms.

Associated Scholars

Scholars / UChicago Scholar

Christopher Campos

Assistant Professor of Economics, Booth School of Business
Scholars / UChicago Scholar

Steven J. Davis

On Leave as William H. Abbott Distinguished Service Professor of International Business and Economics, Booth School of Business
Scholars / UChicago Scholar

Manasi Deshpande

Assistant Professor in Economics and the College, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
Scholars / UChicago Scholar

Anders Humlum

Assistant Professor, Booth School of Business
Scholars / UChicago Scholar

Erik Hurst

Frank P. and Marianne R. Diassi Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and John E. Jeuck Faculty Fellow, Chicago Booth; Deputy Director, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
Scholars / UChicago Scholar

Thibaut Lamadon

Assistant Professor in Economics and the College, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
Scholars / UChicago Scholar

Magne Mogstad

The Gary S. Becker Professor in Economics and the College, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics; Director of BFI Ronzetti Initiative for the Study of Labor Markets
Scholars / UChicago Scholar

Jack Mountjoy

Assistant Professor of Economics, Booth School of Business
Scholars / UChicago Scholar

Matthew J. Notowidigdo

David McDaniel Keller Professor of Economics, Booth School of Business; Co-Director of BFI Health Economics Initiative
Scholars / UChicago Scholar

Evan K. Rose

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics

Associated Working Papers

BFI Working Paper Sep 6, 2023

The Evolution of Work from Home

Jose Maria Barrero, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis
Topics:  Employment & Wages
BFI Working Paper Aug 9, 2023

The Impact of Incarceration on Employment, Earnings, and Tax Filing

Andrew Garin, Dmitri Koustas, Carl McPherson, Samuel Norris, Matthew Pecenco, Evan K. Rose, Yotam Shem-Tov, Jeffrey Weaver
Topics:  Employment & Wages
BFI Working Paper Aug 9, 2023

The Macroeconomic Dynamics of Labor Market Policies

Erik Hurst, Patrick Kehoe, Elena Pastorino, Thomas Winberry
Topics:  Employment & Wages

Associated News

Media Mention Aug 26, 2021

Will remote work become the norm?

Crain's Chicago Business; Steven Davis
Media Mention Aug 10, 2021

Will the Pandemic Productivity Boom Last?

New York Times; Steven Davis
Media Mention Aug 6, 2021

Big Tech’s big problem: Let employees stay home from expensive campuses or ‘risk losing 30% of their workers’

Marketwatch; Steven Davis
Topics:  Employment & Wages