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Course title |
Topics in Labor Economics: Empirical Methods and Applications |
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Semester |
109-2 |
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Designated for |
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS |
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Instructor |
TZU-TING YANG |
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Curriculum Number |
ECON5163 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
323EU4100 |
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Credits |
2.0 |
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Full/Half
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Half |
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Required/
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Elective |
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Time |
Tuesday 6,7(13:20~15:10) |
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Remarks |
Restriction: juniors and beyond OR Restriction: MA students and beyond OR Restriction: Ph. D students
The upper limit of the number of students: 30. |
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Ceiba Web Server |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1092ECON5163_ |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
This course will survey recent advances in labor economics. The topics will cover labor supply, labor demand, labor market discrimination, tax incidence, social insurance, and behavioral labor economics. In particular, we emphasize the link between theory and empirical evidence. Thus, for each theoretical topic, we will also survey a specific empirical strategy commonly used in labor economics, such as differencing methods, event study method, synthetic control method, bunching method, regression discontinuity (kink) design, geographic data analysis, and text data analysis. |
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Course Objective |
1. Be able to understand and use recent advances in labor economics and empirical methods
2. Be able to implement a good empirical research and evaluate an empirical studies
3. Have a good start of your research |
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Course Requirement |
Term paper (70%): milestones throughout the term
Referee Report (10%): comment on your classmate's term paper
Homework(20%) |
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Student Workload (Expected weekly study hours before and/or after class) |
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Office Hours |
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Designated reading |
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References |
(LE) Pierre Cahuc, Stephane Carcillo and Andre Zylberberg, Labor Economics, Second Edition
(MHE) Angrist and Pischke, Mostly Harmless Econometrics
(MM) Angrist and Pischke, Mastering Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect |
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Grading |
- NTU has not set an upper limit on the percentage of A+ grades.
- NTU uses a letter grade system for assessment. The grade percentage ranges and the single-subject grade conversion table in the NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY Regulations Governing Academic Grading are for reference only. Instructors may adjust the percentage ranges according to the grade definitions. For more information, see the Assessment for Learning Section.
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