Section 02: MW 1:10-2:30PM in Frelinghuysen A5 (CAC) Section 03: MW 4:30-5:50PM in Hardenberg A7 (CAC)
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Announcements
27 October 2009. Revised Schedule. Also, note on FINAL EXAM and OFFICE HOURS.
15 October 2009. New fun links on 21 Sept, 5 Oct, 14 Oct.
15 October 2009. Revised Schedule. Especially look at 2 November.
7 October 2009. First exam answers are now posted. The password was giving out in class.
5 October 2009. Lectures, Assignments for entire semester posted. Assignments relabeled.
22 September 2009. Instructions on creating pop pyramid in Excel added to Assignment 2/3
14 September 2009. Turnitin.com is now active.
04 August 2009. Please note there is no text to purchase for ths class.
15 October 2009. New fun links on 21 Sept, 5 Oct, 14 Oct.
15 October 2009. Revised Schedule. Especially look at 2 November.
7 October 2009. First exam answers are now posted. The password was giving out in class.
5 October 2009. Lectures, Assignments for entire semester posted. Assignments relabeled.
22 September 2009. Instructions on creating pop pyramid in Excel added to Assignment 2/3
14 September 2009. Turnitin.com is now active.
04 August 2009. Please note there is no text to purchase for ths class.
There is no warranty on the dates, order or topics. Problems are not turned in; they are for your own benefit.
| Dates (tentative) | Class |
| PART ONE | Economics of Population Overview |
| Class
#1 Wednesday, 2 September |
Objectives:
Introduction. Readings: Alene Gelbard, Carl Haub, and Mary M. Kent, “World Population Beyond Six Billion,” Population Bulletin vol. 54, no. 1 (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, March 1999). Population Basics (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau) Review: Math Review http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/students.php/economics/ Reference: Arthur Haupt and Thomas T. Kane, PRB's Population Handbook, 5th Edition (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, 2004). |
| Class
#2 Tuesday, 8 September |
Objectives:
Introduction.
The vocabulary. Readings: Joseph A. McFalls Jr., “Population: A Lively Introduction, 5th Edition,” Population Bulletin 62, no. 1 (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, 2007). |
| Class
#3 Wednesday, 9 September |
Objectives: The Demographic Transition Readings: Demographic Transition: An Historical Sociological Perspective |
| Class
#4 Monday, 14 September |
Objectives: Mortality and Malthus Supplementary Readings: David Cutler, Angus Deaton and Adriana Lleras-Muney. “The Determinants of Mortality.” The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Summer, 2006), pp. 97-120 |
| Class
#5 Wednesday, 16 September |
Objectives: Fertility Supplementary Readings: Warren C. Robinson. “The Economic Theory of Fertility Over Three Decades.” Population Studies, Vol. 51, No. 1 (Mar., 1997), pp. 63-74 Assignment #1 due |
| Class
#6 Monday, 21 September |
Objectives: Fertility Supplementary Readings: John Bongaarts. Demographic Consequences of Declining Fertility. Science 16 October 1998: Vol. 282. no. 5388, pp. 419 – 420. Reference: OECD Demographic Correlations |
| Class
#7 Wednesday, 23 September |
FIRST EXAM |
| Class
#8 Monday, 28 September |
No
Class |
| Class
#9 Wednesday, 30 September |
Objectives: Migration Readings: Some Short Notes on Migration, tutor2u Does German Need More Migration?, HWWI Reference:The Economics of Immigration: Theory and Policy by Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik van den Berg - 2009 Assignment #2 due |
| Class
#10 Monday, 5 October |
Objectives: Migration Reference: Migration News |
| Class
#11 Wednesday, 7 October |
Objectives: Migration |
| PART TWO | TOPICS |
| Class
#12 Monday, 12 October |
Objectives:
Data Readings: Mark Mather, Kerri L. Rivers, and Linda A. Jacobsen, “The American Community Survey,” Population Bulletin 60, no. 3 (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, 2005). U.S. Census 2010 |
| Class
#13 Wednesday, 14 October |
Objectives: Using Data Reference: New York Times Immigration Map |
| Class
#14 Monday, 19 October |
Objectives: Female Labor Force Participation Supplementary Readings: Saul D. Hoffman. “The changing impact of marriage and children on women’s labor force participation.” Monthly Labor Review. February 2009, Vol. 132, No. 2 |
| Class
#15 Wednesday, 21 October |
Objectives: Female Labor Force Participation |
| Class
#16 Monday, 26 October |
Objectives: Epidemics and Disease Readings: Ian R.H. Rockett, “Population and Health: An Introduction to Epidemiology,” 2d ed., Population Bulletin, vol. 54, no. 4 (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, December 1999). "Plague and Economics." Economist. December 23, 1999. Supplementary Readings: Elizabeth Brainerd, “The Economic Effects of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic,” (with Mark Siegler, California State University, Sacramento), CEPR Discussion Paper 3791, November 2003. |
| Class
#17 Wednesday, 28 October |
Objectives: Missing Women Readings: Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt. “The Search for 100 Million Missing Women: An economics detective story.” Slate. May 24, 2005. Tina Rosenberg. “The Daughter Deficit.” Times Magazine, Published: August 19, 2009 |
| Class
#18 Monday, 2 November |
No
Class Objectives: Economics of Abortion Listen to Online Lecture: Philip Levine, talk Abortion and the Economics of Fertility |
| Class
#19 Wednesday, 4 November |
Objectives: Guest Speaker on the Informal Economy, Dr. Melanie Khamis, IZA, Bonn Readings: William F. Maloney. "Informality Revisited." World Development, Volume 32, Issue 7, July 2004, Pages 1159-1178. Ira N. Gang and Shubhashis Gangopadhyay  . "A model of the
informal sector in development." Journal of Economic Studies, Volume 17, issue 5, 1990, 16-31.Assignment 3 due by Noon on turnitin.com. |
| Class
#20 Monday, 9 November |
Objectives: More on the Informal Economy |
| Class
#21 Wednesday, 11 November |
Objectives: Unauthorized Immigration Readings: Jeffrey S. Passel and D’Vera Cohn. Trends in Unauthorized Immigration:Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow. Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, October 2008. |
| Class
#22 Monday, 16 November |
Objectives: Immigrants and New Jersey Readings: Ira N. Gang and Anne Morrison Piehl, Destination, New Jersey: How Immigrants Benefit the State Economy, Eagleton Institute, Rutgers University, December 2008 |
| Class
#23 Wednesday, 18 November |
Objectives: Labor Market Impacts of Immigrants Readings: Immigration and the Labor Market: Theory, Evidence, and Policy By Will Somerville and Madeleine Sumption |
| Class
#24 Monday, 23 November |
Objectives: Labor Market Impacts of Immigrants Readings: CentrePiece Winter 2007/08 |
| Wednesday, 25 November | No Class: Thanksgiving Break |
| Class
#25 Monday, 30 November |
Objectives: Herds and Networks in Migration Readings: Thomas Bauer, Ira N. Gang and 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) |
| Class
#26 Wednesday, 2 December |
Objectives: Remittances, Migration wrap-up. Readings: Explore Migration Policy Institute webpages on remittances Assignment 4 due. |
| Class
#27 Monday, 7 December |
Objectives: Child Labor Readings: Examine web page on child labor at International Labor Organization; explore links. |
| Class
#28 Wednesday, 9 December LAST DAY OF CLASS |
No
Class Objectives: Health and Population Listen to: Phllip J. Cook, Duke University, “Paying the Tab: The Economics of Alcohol Policy ” Related slidesAssignment 5 due. |
| Time Permitting |
Objectives: Caste, Discrimination & Affirmative Action Readings: Economic and Political Weekly June 17, 2006 |
| Time Permitting |
Objectives: Marriage and Divorce Readings: Explore data available through US Census links on Marriage and Divorce Statistics |
| Time Permitting | Objectives:
War and Population Readings: Elizabeth Brainerd, "Uncounted Costs of World War II: The Effect of Changing Sex Ratios on Marriage and Fertility of Russian Women," March 2008 |
| Time Permitting | Objectives: Health and Population Readings: Listen to Angus Deaton WIDER Annual Lecture 10 and/or read his paper Global Patterns of Income and Health |
| Time Permitting | Objectives: Health and Population Listen to: The Real Costs of Gun Violence · Philip J. Cook, Duke University |
| Time Permitting | |
| Friday 18 December Noon to 3PM |
Final Exam Section 02 - class that meets MW 1:10-2:30PM in Frelinghuysen A5 (CAC) |
| Wednesday 23 December 8AM-11AM |
Final Exam Section 03 - class that meets MW 4:30-5:50PM in Hardenberg A7 (CAC) |