SemesterSpring Semester, 2018
DepartmentThe International Master Program of Applied Economics and Social Development (IMES) , First Year The International Master Program of Applied Economics and Social Development (IMES) , Second Year
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