• Labor Supply: Week 1-2


• Labor Demand: Week 3-4


• Labor Market Equilibrium: Week 5-6


• Human Capital: Week 6-7


• Midterm Exam: 10/23


• Labor Market Discrimination: Week 9


• Inequality: Week 10-11


• Unemployment: Week 12-13


• Final Presentations: Week 14-15


• Final Exam: 12/18

經碩二 何政霖 113258012@nccu.edu.tw

經碩二 湯惠鈞 113258004@nccu.edu.tw

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   Exams (50% of total grade)

  
  
  
  
  
  • Midterm Exam (25%) and Final Exam (25%) will cover concepts, theories, and empirical findings from lectures and readings.
  
  
  
  


• Presentation and Policy Brief (50% of total grade)

Each student will prepare one presentation and a written policy brief on a selected labor market policy (e.g., minimum wage, parental leave, unemployment benefits, gig economy regulation).

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  • Final Presentation: 20%
  
  
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      Institutional background: Describe the policy, how it works, when and why it was implemented, and relevant legal/administrative details.

      
      
    
    
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      Theoretical analysis: Use labor economics theory to explain expected effects on labor market outcomes.

      
      
    
    
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      Evidence review: Summarize results from at least two credible empirical studies

      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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      Each student will present near the end of the semester.

      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Submission Deadline
    
    
    
    • The final written policy brief is due December 25th. 
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

Required:

George Borjas, Labor Economics (8^th edition) 

Supplementary:

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