Population Economics 01:220:477:01 Rutgers University, Professor Ira N. Gang, Email: gang at rutgers.edu Include 477 in the subject line Lecture Schedule, Exam Dates, Readings, Problems, There is no warranty on the dates, order or topics. Office Hours : generally, Wednesday 3:00-4:00PM NJH 203 (CAC) or by appointment Teaching Assistant : Jun Liu. Office hours : Monday 11:20-12:20 in NJH 425 (CAC) Prerequisites: Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Econometrics |
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4:30-5:50PM Murray 212 |
Section 01 |
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Please watch at appropriate points in material |
Watch Video: Hans Rosling on global population growth (10 Minutes); see SAKAI-->Resources-->Videos Watch Video: Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes (5 Minutes); see SAKAI-->Resources-->Videos Watch Video: HansRosling_2007_480 Mort GDP (19 Minutes); see SAKAI-->Resources-->Videos Watch Video: HansRosling_2009_480 HIV (11 Minutes); see SAKAI-->Resources-->Videos Watch Video: Economics of Immigration, Crash Course (12 Minutes); see SAKAI-->Resources-->Videos or go here: CrashCourse Watch Video: Migrant Express (44 Minutes); see SAKAI-->Resources-->Videos Watch Video: History of Census (mainly British, 7 Minutes); SAKAI-->Resources-->Videos Watch Video: India's Census History (14 Minutes); SAKAI-->Resources-->Videos Watch Video: Economics of Death (12 Minutes); see SAKAI-->Resources-->Videos |
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PART ONE | POPULATION ECONOMICS OVERVIEW | 1 |
Wednesday 22 Jan Class 1 |
Objectives: Introduction. The vocabulary. Readings: [01] Joseph A. McFalls Jr., “Population: A Lively Introduction, 5th Edition,” Population Bulletin 62, no. 1 (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, 2007). While it is not as lively as the title promises, it is a simple, straightforward introduction to the major concepts & measures used in population studies. You should study this article very carefully -- line by line. Pay special attention to the figures & how to interpret them. Review: Math Review http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/ |
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Monday 27 Jan Class 2 |
Objectives: Introduction. The vocabulary. Readings: [02-0]Alene Gelbard, Carl Haub, & Mary M. Kent, “World Population Beyond Six Billion,” Population Bulletin vol. 54, no. 1 (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, March 1999). [03]Population Basics (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau) Reference: [04]Arthur Haupt & Thomas T. Kane, PRB's Population Handbook, 5th Edition (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, 2004) Reference: Cool graphics on Aging Clocks |
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Wednesday 29 Jan Class 3 |
Objectives: The Demographic Transition Readings: [05-1]Demographic Transition: An Historical Sociological Perspective [05-2]Timothy W. Guinnane, "The Historical Fertility Transition: A Guide for Economists," Journal of Economic Literature, 2011; [50-3]Bloom; [50-5]Clements; [50-10]Thakoor 50-14[]Young Continent Exercise: On Wed., 21 Sept. we will review Exercise 1 [SAKAI->Resources->Handouts] in class. To benefit, please think about & work through each question. |
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Monday 03 Feb Class 4 |
Objectives: Mortality & Malthus Readings: [06]David Cutler, Angus Deaton & Adriana Lleras-Muney. “The Determinants of Mortality.” The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Summer, 2006), pp. 97-120 [50-9]Looking Up |
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Wednesday 05 Feb Class 5 |
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Monday 10 Feb Class 6 |
Objectives: Fertility Readings: [07]Warren C. Robinson. “The Economic Theory of Fertility Over Three Decades.” Population Studies, Vol. 51, No. 1 (Mar., 1997), pp. 63-74 [08]John Bongaarts. Demographic Consequences of Declining Fertility. Science 16 October 1998: Vol. 282. no. 5388, pp. 419 – 420. [50-9]Strange Case of Missing Baby [50-13]World Has Problem Reference: [09]OECD Demographic Correlations [http://stats.oecd.org/oecdfactbook/#] |
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Wednesday 12 Feb Class 7 |
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Monday 17 Feb Class 8 |
Objectives: Migration Readings: [10]Some Short Notes on Migration, tutor2u [11]Does Germany Need More Migration?, HWWI Reference:[12]The Economics of Immigration: Theory & Policy by Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik van den Berg - 2009 [13]Migration News |
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Wednesday 19 Feb Class 9 |
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Monday 24 Feb Class 10 |
FIRST EXAM: Everything we have done so far, review relevant sample exam questions, etc. | |
PART TWO | TOPICS | 2 |
Wednesday 26 Feb Class 11 |
Objectives: Using Data Readings: [14]Mark Mather, Kerri L. Rivers, & Linda A. Jacobsen, “The American Community Survey,” Population Bulletin 60, no. 3 (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, 2005). [15] U.S. Census 2010 [50-7]Honey I Lost the Kids Reference: [16] New York Times Immigration Map |
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Monday 02 Mar Class 12 |
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Wednesday 04 Mar Class 13 |
Objectives: Female Labor Force Participation Readings: [17]Saul D. Hoffman. “The changing impact of marriage & children on women’s labor force participation.” Monthly Labor Review. February 2009, Vol. 132, No. 2 [34] Elizabeth Brainerd, "Uncounted Costs of World War II: The Effect of Changing Sex Ratios on Marriage & Fertility of Russian Women," March 2008 [50-8]Kinoshita |
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Monday 09 Mar Class 14 |
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Wednesday 11 Mar Class 15 |
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Saturday 14 March / Sunday 22 March |
SPRING BREAK | |
Monday 23 Mar Class 16 |
Objectives: Epidemics & Disease Readings: [18]Ian R.H. Rockett, “Population & Health: An Introduction to Epidemiology,” 2d ed., Population Bulletin, vol. 54, no. 4 (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, December 1999). [19] "Plague & Economics." Economist. December 23, 1999. [20]Elizabeth Brainerd, “The Economic Effects of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic,” (with Mark Siegler, California State University, Sacramento), CEPR Discussion Paper 3791, November 2003. |
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Wednesday 25 Mar Class 17 |
Objectives: Missing Women Readings: [21]Stephen J. Dubner & Steven D. Levitt. “The Search for 100 Million Missing Women: An economics detective story.” Slate. May 24, 2005. [22]Tina Rosenberg. “The Daughter Deficit.” Times Magazine, Published: August 19, 2009 [22-1] Bride trafficking fuelled by India's gender imbalance _ Anu Anand _ Global development _ The Guardian [22-2] child_sex_ratio in India [50-2] 1.5 Million Missing Black Men Exercise: We will review Exercise 2 today. |
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Monday 30 Mar Class 18 |
Objectives: Child Labor Readings: [30]Examine web page on child labor at International Labor Organization; explore links. |
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Wednesday 01 April Class 19 |
SECOND EXAM:
Everything we have done so far, review relevant sample exam
questions, etc. Emphasis on material not covered in the first exam. |
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Monday 06 April Class 20 |
Objectives: Human Trafficking Resources: [31-1]UN Report on Human Trafficking in India |
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Wednesday 08 April Class 21 |
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Monday 13 April Class 22 |
Objectives: Caste, Discrimination & Affirmative Action Readings: [32] Economic & Political Weekly June 17, 2006 |
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Wednesday 15 April
Class 23- WE WILL NOT MEET AS CLASS |
WE WILL NOT MEET AS A CLASS TODAY | |
PART THREE | MIGRATION TOPICS | 3 |
Monday 20 April Class 24 |
Objectives: Labor Market Impacts of Immigrants Readings: [25]Immigration & the Labor Market: Theory, Evidence, & Policy By Will Somerville & Madeleine Sumption |
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Wednesday 22 April Class 25 |
Objectives: Labor Market Impacts of Immigrants Readings: [26]Thomas Bauer, Ira N. Gang & Gil S. Epstein. What are Migration Networks? (revised version published as "Measuring ethnic linkages among migrants" in: International Journal of Manpower, 2009, 30 (1+2), 56-69) [50-6]Economics Migration Systems |
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Monday 27 April Class 26 |
Objectives: Unauthorized Immigration Readings: [23]Jeffrey S. Passel & D’Vera Cohn. Trends in Unauthorized Immigration:Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow. Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, October 2008 |
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Wednesday 29 April Class 27 |
Objectives: Immigrants & New Jersey Readings: [24]Ira N. Gang & Anne Morrison Piehl, Destination, New Jersey: How Immigrants Benefit the State Economy, Eagleton Institute, Rutgers University, December 2008 |
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Monday 04 May Class 28 |
Objectives: Remittances Readings: [27]Explore Migration Policy Institute webpages on remittances |
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Topics if Time Allows |
Objectives: Refugees Readings: [50-1]When Migrants Spoil the Joke |
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Topics if Time Allows | Objectives: Marriage & Divorce Readings: [33] Explore data available through US Census links on Marriage & Divorce Statistics Objectives: Empowering Women in Agriculture Watch: video on Ralitza Dimova's web page http://www.ralitzadimova.net/ Objectives: Health & Population Listen to: Real Costs of Gun Violence · Philip J. Cook, Duke University Readings:[35-0] Angus Deaton Global Patterns of Income & Health Objectives: Disease & Development Readings: [35-1] [35-2] [35-3] Objectives: Informal Economy Readings: [28] [29] |
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Friday 08 May 4:00-6:30PM Murray 212 |
FINAL EXAM: Comprehensive. It will cover the entire semester's work, Review sample exam questions, etc. | |
Additional Material if you are interested |
International
Migration Outlook 2016 Immigrants Not Taking US Jobs Young Women in Rural India Chase Big-City Jobs An economist’s view on migration & refugees Responding to crises: What can we do? What’s next? |