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Economics 274 Fall 2014 Schedule MWF 11:15 am – 12:10 pm Huntley 324 |
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Week |
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Topic |
Details, Reading Links |
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Week I Introduction |
Fri 12 Sep |
Hypergamy |
Cultural Explanations and Economic Explanations |
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Mon 15 Sep |
Initial Impressions |
Hessler Chapter I: pp 1-59 |
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Wed 17 Sep |
Transport |
WB Briefing on RRs |
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Fri 19 Sep |
China as Empire |
Brandt Ma Rawski History, Sections 1-3, pp 1-36 (link) |
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Week II The PRC: initial challenges |
Mon 22 Sep |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Ron Fuchs at Reeves Center |
China as a Global Exporter Brandt et al. Section 4 to Section 5.1 |
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Wed 24 Sep |
China’s Challenges: 1950 |
Background Paper Due |
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Fri 26 Sep |
Mao’s China: Discussion of “To Live” |
Watch “To Live” by today! |
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Week III Growth & Agriculture |
Mon 29 Sep
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Agriculture |
Li Chaps 1 & 4 |
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Wed 1 Oct |
Incentives |
Li Chaps 8 & 9 |
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Fri 3 Oct |
Reforms: what drove output? |
Li Ch 10 & 11 |
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Week IV Elasticities & the Future of Agriculture |
Mon 6 Oct |
discuss Li book |
Agriculture Paper Due This Week |
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Wed 8 Oct |
Production Functions and Growth |
Cobb, Douglas and Solow |
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Fri 10 Oct |
Elasticities & the Future of Agriculture |
Supply-Demand analysis |
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Week V Farm vs City: Dual Sectors |
Mon 13 Oct |
Modern vs Traditional: Growth in a Developing Country |
Lewis Model |
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Wed 15 Oct |
Discussion: Sancha village |
Hessler Chapter II |
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Fri 17 Oct |
READING DAY |
READING DAY
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Week VI Industry: Wenzhou
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Mon 20 Oct |
The Wenzhou Model |
Hessler Chapter III |
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Wed 22 Oct |
Modern Firms and Reforms |
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Fri 24 Oct |
Technology |
Nam 2011 “Learning” paper ICC 20:3, 855-907 (link) |
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Week VII Urbanization and Migration |
Mon 27 Oct |
Migration (I): Push-Pull |
Miller Intro-Chap 1 |
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Wed 29 Oct |
Urbanization (I): CBD Model and Urban Structure |
Miller Chap 2-3 |
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Fri 31 Oct |
Migration (II): Modeling the Decision |
Reading an Empirical Paper (Combes Demurger link) I have a pdf version with reading notes – see me if you want a copy!) |
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Week VIII
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Mon 3 Nov |
Migration (III): Barriers |
Hukou 户口 |
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Wed 5 Nov |
Migration (IV): Discussion |
Migration Paper Due |
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Fri 7 Nov |
Urbanization (II): Building Cities |
Miller Chap 4-5 |
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Week IX
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Mon 10 Nov |
Financial deeping and financial repression |
IMF 2014 Article IV Review |
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5 pm |
H Parker Willis Lecture |
Eric Rosengren, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
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Wed 12 Nov |
Macro Challenges (I): Financial Deepening |
IMF (relevant boxes) |
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Fri 14 Nov |
Families: Fertility and the One-child Policy |
Modeling Household Decisions |
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Week X
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Mon 17 Nov |
Macro Challenges (II): Demographics and Solow/Lewis |
Slowing Growth |
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Wed 19 Nov |
Macro Challenges (III): Demographic Dividends |
More Slowing Growth |
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Thur 20 Nov |
CFR China Lunch |
Noon: EC Chavis Room |
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Fri 21 Nov |
Macro Challenges (IV): Reforms and Productivity |
And more slowing long (policy) papers due |
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| Thanksgiving Break | |||
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Week XI Macro Issues |
Mon 1 Dec |
Evironnmental Challenges: Water and Energy |
Ma Adams Ch 1 |
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Wed 3 Dec |
Food |
Ma Adams Ch 2: A Peasant Society No More!? |
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Fri 5 Dec |
Labor: Migration, Demographics and Dimishing Returns |
Ma Adams Ch 3: Lewis Turning Point? |
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Week XII China’s Economic Maturity: From Empire to Federal System? |
Mon 8 Dec |
Retirement |
Ma Adams Ch 4 |
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Wed 10 Dec |
Education and Political Economy |
Ma Adams Ch 5 |
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Fri 12 Dec |
Hypergamy revisited: housing and financial repression |
Ma Adams Ch 6 paper responses due |
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| Final Exams Sat 13 Dec – Fri 19 Dec | |||