ECON 590

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
10035
Independent Study
ARRANGED
n.a.
Location Pending
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
69410
Seminar
AMR
12:30PM -1:50PM
T
David Kinley Hall
Kleemans, M
Osman, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Section Title:
Applied Micro Research Lunch
Section Info:
This is reserved for Ph.D. students in Economics.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to students in the Economics department.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
67461
Seminar
JMR
3:30PM -5:20PM
MW
David Kinley Hall
Bernhardt, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Credit:
2 hours
Section Title:
Job Market Research
Restriction(s):
Restricted to students in the Economics department.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
62839
Lecture-Discussion
L1
12:30PM -1:50PM
R
David Kinley Hall
Perry, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Section Title:
PhD 1st Yr Lunch Seminar
Section Info:
This course is for First-Year Ph.D. students.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to students in the Economics department.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
59282
Lecture
L2
12:30PM -1:50PM
MW
David Kinley Hall
Perry, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Section Title:
MSPE Lunch Seminar
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS:Economics:Policy Econ -UIUC.
62246
Lecture-Discussion
M1
12:30PM -1:50PM
MW
David Kinley Hall
Marshall Manriquez, G
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Industrial Organization
Section Info:
Industrial organization is the branch of microeconomics that studies markets with few competitors (i.e., oligopoly markets). Economists study firms' strategic behavior in oligopoly markets because of how it may affect market efficiency. The course has three objectives. First, use microeconomics and game theory to study firm behavior and its welfare consequences in oligopoly markets. Second, use models of oligopoly markets to analyze policy issues related to competition (e.g., mergers) and innovation (e.g., patents). Third, use econometric techniques to introduce an empirical framework for competition analysis, which illustrates how to put the theory of industrial organization at work.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS:Economics:Policy Econ -UIUC.
64076
Lecture-Discussion
M3
11:00AM -12:20PM
TR
David Kinley Hall
Marx, B
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Social Insurance
Section Info:
Governments throughout the world provide insurance programs to protect their citizens against risks including illness, unemployment, disability, and outliving their savings. In many countries these social insurance programs make up the majority of government spending, and their growth is closely linked to current and projected future deficits. In this course we will examine the costs and benefits of these programs and the implications for optimal policy design. After using economic theory to lay the groundwork to guide this analysis we will review cutting-edge empirical research on the relevant parameters of real-world policies. Based on findings for health insurance, social security, and other programs we will ask in what settings social insurance is justified and whether there should be more or less social insurance in each context. Students will practice critically evaluating policy and research, developing their skill in translating rigorous academic work into coherent arguments and policy proposals. RESTRICTIONS: This course is intended for 2nd- and 3rd-semester students in the Economics Department’s MSPE program, and it assumes a background in microeconomics and econometrics at the graduate level.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS:Economics:Policy Econ -UIUC.
64075
Lecture-Discussion
P1
9:30AM -10:50AM
MW
David Kinley Hall
Marshall Manriquez, G
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Applied Micro II
Restriction(s):
Restricted to students in the Economics department.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
48182
Lecture-Discussion
P2
8:00AM -9:20AM
MW
David Kinley Hall
Lee, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Finiancial Econometrics
Restriction(s):
Restricted to students in the Economics department.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
61847
Lecture-Discussion
P3
11:00AM -12:20PM
TR
David Kinley Hall
Albouy, D
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Applied Urban Economics
Section Info:
This course takes a hands-on approach to modeling issues in urban economics using empirical methods. The class will revolve primarily around in-depth readings of recent research papers in urban economics involving a range of reduced-form and structural methods. The class will also manipulate data and produce regression results for several of these papers. In the process, we will touch on topics related to regional mobility, spatial equilibrium, regional inequalities, residential segregation, workplace sorting, agglomeration economies, amenity valuation, housing affordability, and federal and local economic policy
Restriction(s):
Restricted to students in the Economics department.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
64074
Lecture-Discussion
P6
3:30PM -4:50PM
MW
David Kinley Hall
Macaluso, C
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Adv. Macro II
Section Info:
This is a course in Applied Macroeconomics aimed at PhD student who have successfully passed their first-year examinations. Though the topics focus on labor market dynamics, both short- and long-term, the tools that students will acquire in this course are useful for many other applications as well. Notably, we will put a lot of emphasis on how to exploit micro-level data to inform macro models and economic policy. In this course, students will be introduced to a variety of data sources that can be used to test, calibrate, and develop models of interest for macroeconomics and related fields. Students will become familiar with important papers and research questions in the Macroeconomics of Labor Markets --- for instance, mismatch, reallocation and job flows, and wage dynamics --- and will learn to practice the genesis of original research questions and the inputs into carrying out and divulging successful research.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to students in the Economics department.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
64416
Lecture-Discussion
TPK
3:30PM -4:50PM
MW
David Kinley Hall
Deltas, G
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Credit:
2 hours
Section Title:
3rd Year Paper Workshop
Restriction(s):
Restricted to students in the Economics department.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
64077
Lecture-Discussion
Z4
12:30PM -1:50PM
MW
Location Pending
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/19-05/01/19
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
ELECTIVE
Restriction(s):
Restricted to students in the Economics department.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
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