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.
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)