Semester | Fall Semester, 2020 | ||
Department | MA Program of Economics, First Year PhD Program of Economics, First Year MA Program of Economics, Second Year PhD Program of Economics, Second Year | ||
Course Name | Labor Economics (III) | ||
Instructor | HUANG PO-CHUN | ||
Credit | 3.0 | ||
Course Type | Elective | ||
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Course Objective |
Course Description |
Course Schedule |
Lecture 1: Introduction (9/18)
Lecture 2: Counterfactual Framework and Randomized Controlled Trials (9/25)
Problem Set 1 Lecture 3: Estimating Causal Effects Using Regression Adjustment (10/16)
Lecture 4: Topics on Labor Supply: Static Labor Supply (10/23)
Lecture 5: Topics on Labor Supply: Intertemporal Labor Supply (10/30)
Lecture 6: Panel Data and Difference-in-Differences (11/6)
Mid-Term Presentations (11/13) Lecture 7: Synthetic Control and Standard Errors
Problem Set 2 Lecture 8: Topics on Labor Demand: Minimum Wage (11/20)
Lecture 9: Instrumental Variables (11/27)
Lecture 10: Topics on Labor Demand: Bartik Instruments (12/4)
Problem Set 3 Lecture 11: Regression Discontinuity (Kink) Designs I (12/11)
Lecture 12: Regression Discontinuity (Kink) Design II (12/18)
Lecture 13: Decomposition Methods in Economics (12/25)
Problem Set 4 Lecture 14: Sufficient Statistic Approach for Welfare Analysis (1/1)
Lecture 15: Machine Learning for Applied Econometrics (1/8)
Final Presentations (1/15)
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Teaching Methods |
Teaching Assistant |
Requirement/Grading |
1. 50% Problem Sets We will do four problem sets during the course of semester. The problem set questions will include both theoretical questions and statistical analysis of data, which will involve the software package STATA. 2. 50% Paper Proposal: Each student is required to write a paper proposal. You should arrange to meet with me to talk about a topic for your paper before midterm presentations. Final proposals are due on January 20.
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Textbook & Reference |
Recommended Text for Labor Economics George Borjas, Labor Economics (6th edition) Recommended Text for Econometrics: Joshua D. Angrist and JÖrn-Steffen Pischke (2009), Mostly Harmless Econometrics, Princeton University Press Joshua D. Angrist and JÖrn-Steffen Pischke (2016), Mastering 'Metrics, Princeton University Press Jeffrey Wooldridge (2015), Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach (6th edition), Cengage
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Urls about Course |
You can download course materials at https://wm5.nccu.edu.tw/mooc/index.php |
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