7/27/2019 Graduate Labor Economics http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/graduate-labor-economics 1/24 1 Department of Economics University of Massachusetts Amherst ECON 781: Graduate Labor Economics Fall 2010 [Th 6:15pm-8:45pm] Machmer Hall E-10Instructor: Prof. Fidan Ana Kurtulus Email: [email protected]Office: Thompson Hall 912 (Th 3:45pm-5:45pm) Office Phone: (413) 545-2512The aim of this course is to acquaint Ph.D. students with several key topics in the field of labor economics and to encourage the development of independent research interests. Prerequisites are Ph.D.-level microeconomics and econometrics. Assignments and Evaluation: Every student is expected to participate actively in class by coming prepared to discuss the assigned material (20%). Students will also be asked to present individual studies from the reading list during the semester, which will also contribute to their class participation grade. Students will prepare one page Reaction Memos on each of assigned readings (excluding the assigned overview articles like those in the Handbook of Labor Economics) and will distribute them to other members of the class and me via email at least one day before class discussion of the readings (20%). These Memos should include an overview of the study, at least two aspects of the study you like and why, and two aspects you dislike or could have been done better. Students are also expected to write a 10-20 page Research Proposal for an original research project on a labor economics topic (40%). The Research Proposal should include a clear articulation of your research question, critical review of the previous literature related to the topic and the contribution of your project to the literature, and a description of data and methods to be used. The goal of this exercise is to get you started on a research paper that may turn into a chapter of your dissertation or a publishable paper. A preliminary outline is due on November 4. Students are expected to meet with me to discuss topics by that date. The final Research Proposal is due at our last meeting on December 9, and students will give a presentation of it to the class on that day. Students are also strongly encouraged to attend talks related to labor economics at the Economics Department seminar series. Reading List: Assigned readings are noted with an asterisk (*). However, this syllabus is a work-in-progress and some additional assignments might be made as the semester progresses. We will not be able to cover all the topics in the reading list; it is meant to be a resource for your future research. Labor Economics Methods and Data Sources *J. Angrist and A. Krueger, “Empirical Strategies in Labor Economics,” chapter 23 in volume 3A of The Handbook of Labor Economics, 1278-1357, Sections 3 and 4. *Abowd, John M. and Francis Kramarz “The Analysis of Labor Markets Using Matched Employer- Employee Data”, in Orley Ashentelter and David Card (eds.), Handbook of Labor Economics, Vol 3B, Chapter 40, pp. 2629-2710.
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The aim of this course is to acquaint Ph.D. students with several key topics in the field of labor economics
and to encourage the development of independent research interests. Prerequisites are Ph.D.-level
microeconomics and econometrics.
Assignments and Evaluation:
Every student is expected to participate actively in class by coming prepared to discuss the assigned
material (20%). Students will also be asked to present individual studies from the reading list during thesemester, which will also contribute to their class participation grade.
Students will prepare one page Reaction Memos on each of assigned readings (excluding the assigned
overview articles like those in the Handbook of Labor Economics) and will distribute them to other
members of the class and me via email at least one day before class discussion of the readings (20%).
These Memos should include an overview of the study, at least two aspects of the study you like and why,
and two aspects you dislike or could have been done better.
Students are also expected to write a 10-20 page Research Proposal for an original research project on a
labor economics topic (40%). The Research Proposal should include a clear articulation of your research
question, critical review of the previous literature related to the topic and the contribution of your project to
the literature, and a description of data and methods to be used. The goal of this exercise is to get you
started on a research paper that may turn into a chapter of your dissertation or a publishable paper. A preliminary outline is due on November 4. Students are expected to meet with me to discuss topics by that
date. The final Research Proposal is due at our last meeting on December 9, and students will give a
presentation of it to the class on that day.
Students are also strongly encouraged to attend talks related to labor economics at the Economics
Department seminar series.
Reading List:
Assigned readings are noted with an asterisk (*). However, this syllabus is a work-in-progress and some
additional assignments might be made as the semester progresses. We will not be able to cover all the
topics in the reading list; it is meant to be a resource for your future research.
Labor Economics Methods and Data Sources
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