My
research is on labor markets and macroeconomics. Most of it has focused on search frictions
but recently I have become interested in mismatch between
workers’ human capital and geographic location and the skill requirements
and location of available jobs.
I
have links to my recent working papers .
These address questions such as:
·
Why do unemployed
workers and job vacancies coexist?
·
Why does the
unemployment rate vary over time and across countries?
·
Is this variation
driven by variation in unemployment duration or unemployment incidence?
·
What determines the
duration of unemployment spells?
·
What determines how
frequently employed workers switch jobs?
·
Is there a role of
unemployment insurance policy?
·
If so, should
unemployment benefits decline with unemployment duration?
I also have links to my published papers in the same location.
I have a page that contains some of
the data that I have constructed and used in recent papers.
You can download my curriculum vitae
as an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
file.
Teaching:
I taught
two classes in the spring quarter of 2006:
·
Economics 332: Theory of Income III (Graduate core course).
·
Economics 377: Labor Markets and Macroeconomics (Graduate
field course).
Course
materials are available on chalk.
I will
teach two classes in the spring quarter of 2007
·
Economics 332: Theory of Income III (Graduate core course).
·
Economics 241: Topics in Labor and Macroeconomics (Advanced
undergraduate course). This course will
study issues in labor and macroeconomics including human capital accumulation,
unemployment, job search, labor turnover, and career dynamics. It will use
dynamic methods including difference and differential equations and discrete
and continuous time optimization throughout. The course is targeted towards students with a strong mathemetical
background who are considering graduate-level studies in economics.
Professional:
I am an editor of the Journal of Political Economy.
I am co-chair of the NBER
Economic Fluctuations and Growth group “Macro Perspectives” workshop with Richard Rogerson
and Randall Wright.
Personal:
I am married to Alicia Menendez who is a Research
Associate (Assistant Professor) in the Harris
School at the University
of Chicago.
Click here for a picture of me at work. When I’m away from the office,
I enjoy skiing (in good weather or bad), scuba diving,
studying monetary economics,
and, if I can find a quiet place, a bit of reading.
Contact Information:
I am a Professor of Economics at the
University of Chicago and a Research Associate
in the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Economic
Fluctuations and Growth program.
Mailing Address
email: shimer@uchicago.edu
Phone: (773) 702-9015
Fax: (773) 702-8490
(revised July 23, 2006)
