SemesterSpring Semester, 2018
DepartmentJunior Class A, Department of Economics Junior Class B, Department of Economics Senior Class A, Department of Economics Senior Class B, Department of Economics
Course NameLabor Economics
InstructorHUANG PO-CHUN
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

























































































 



Week

 



Borjas Chapter / Topics

 



Special Events for the Week

3/2

1: Introduction

 

3/9

2: Labor Supply – Theory

 

3/16

2: Labor Supply – Empirical

Problem Set 1 posted

3/23

2: Intertemporal Labor Supply

 

3/30

3: Labor Demand - Theory

Problem Set 2 Posted

4/13

3: Labor Demand - Empirics

 

4/20

4: Labor Market Equilibrium

 

4/27



5/4

4: Labor Market Equilibrium + Review



Midterm exam (1:10pm-4:00pm)

 

5/11

5: Compensating Wage Differentials

 

5/18

6: Human Capital

Paper presentations

5/25

7: Human Capital

Problem Set 3 posted

6/1

8: Union

Paper presentations

6/8

8: Unemployment

Problem Set 4 posted

6/15

9. Unemployment Insurance

 

6/22

Review

 

6/29

Final exam (1:10pm-4:00pm)

 

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

If you are a graduate student, your grade will be computed based on the following components:



·        Mid-term worth 30%



·        Final worth 30%



·        Problem Sets worth 20%



·        Paper presentation 20%



If you are a college student, your grade will be computed based on the following components:



·        Mid-term worth 30%



·        Final worth 40%



·        Problem Sets worth 30%


Textbook & Reference

Required:



George Borjas, Labor Economics (6th edition) 



Supplementary:



Derek Laing, Labor Economics: Introduction to Classic and the New Labor Economics 


Urls about Course
Attachment

Syllabus.pdf