Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 14.49 (Spring 2005) 
• Course Title:
• Information Technology and the Labor Market 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate / Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Urban Studies and Planning 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Frank Levy
   
• Course Introduction:
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  11.128 / 11.248 / 14.49 Information Technology and the Labor Market
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a full set of lecture notes, assignments, and readings, covering the range of topics included in this class, and offering an in-depth look at the impact of information technology and computers on the labor market.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course explores how information technology is reshaping different dimensions of the U.S. labor market: the way work is organized, the mix of occupations, the skills required to perform in an occupation, economy-wide labor productivity, and the distribution of wages.