NTU Course
Overview

Labor Economics (Ⅱ)

Offered in 114-1

  • Serial Number

    17690

  • Course Number

    ECON5212

  • Course Identifier

    323 U2170

  • No Class

  • 3 Credits

  • Elective

    DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS / GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS

      Elective

    • DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

    • GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS

  • KUAN-MING CHEN

  • Tue 7 / Sat C, D

  • 社科306

  • Type 1

  • 48 Student Quota

    NTU 42 + non-NTU 6

  • No Specialization Program

  • English
  • NTU COOL
  • Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
  • Notes

    The course is conducted in English。

  • Limits on Course Adding / Dropping

    • Restriction: juniors and beyond or Restriction: MA students and beyond or Restriction: Ph. D students

  • NTU Enrollment Status

    Enrolled
    0/42
    Other Depts
    0/0
    Remaining
    0
    Registered
    0
  • Course Description
    Check the following website for the detailed syllabus. https://sites.google.com/view/kmchen/teaching?authuser=0
  • Course Objective
    - Understand and apply key identification strategies in applied microeconomics - Work with real-world datasets, including administrative and survey data - Build efficient and reproducible code using modern tools (e.g., GitHub, VS Code, OpenAI) - Analyze empirical papers critically and constructively - Propose and carry out your own empirical labor project
  • Course Requirement
  • Expected weekly study hours before and/or after class
    I expect a workload of 10 hours per week outside of class. Depending on when you begin the final project, the workload may vary significantly from week to week.
  • Office Hour
    Tue15:20 - 16:30
  • Designated Reading
    - Angrist and Pischke (2008) – Chapters 1–5 (for econometric review) - Chiappori (2017) - For matching and marriage - Browning et al. (2014) – For family decision models
  • References
  • Grading
    20%

    Problem Sets

    4 problem sets adding up to 20%.

    10%

    Quiz

    Quizzes on NTU COOL.

    10%

    Presentations

    In class presentation of your progress on the final report.

    10%

    Peer Feedback and Participation

    Peer feedback and discussion on your classmates' project.

    50%

    Final Report

    Final written research report.

    1. NTU has not set an upper limit on the percentage of A+ grades.
    2. 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。
  • Adjustment methods for students
    Adjustment MethodDescription
    A2

    以錄影輔助

    Assisted by video

  • Make-up Class Information
  • Course Schedule