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:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
72429
Lecture
3Y0
3:30PM -4:50PM
TR
206 David Kinley Hall
Deltas, G
Date Range:
03/22/22-04/14/22
Credit:
2 hours
Section Title:
3rd Yr Ppr Wrkshp-Preliminary
Section Info:
All Economics PhD students in their 2nd year as of the start date of this course should register for this CRN. This course runs March 22, 2022 through April 14, 2022. Speak with Dr. Deltas for details.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to PHD:Economics -UIUC.
64416
Lecture-Discussion
3Y2
3:30PM -4:50PM
MW
219 David Kinley Hall
Deltas, G
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
2 hours
Section Title:
3rd Year Paper Workshop
Section Info:
All Economics PhD students in their 3rd year of the program as of the start date of this course should register for this CRN. Contact Dr. Deltas for details.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to PHD:Economics -UIUC.
69410
Seminar
AMR
12:30PM -1:50PM
TR
317 David Kinley Hall
Osman, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
2 hours
Section Title:
Applied Micro Research Lunch
Section Info:
This is reserved for Ph.D. students in Economics.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to PHD:Economics -UIUC.
67461
Seminar
JMR
3:30PM -5:20PM
MW
215B David Kinley Hall
Bernhardt, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
2 hours
Section Title:
Job Market Research
Restriction(s):
Restricted to PHD:Economics -UIUC.
49467
Lecture-Discussion
M1
11:00AM -12:20PM
TR
317 David Kinley Hall
Akresh, R
Valenzuela Ramirez, I
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Development Economics
Section Info:
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS: examines microeconomic development issues in poor countries. We examine research on health, cash transfers, early childhood development, education, risk-sharing, and the causes and welfare impacts of conflict. Much of the focus is on using empirical methods to measure the causal impact of development programs. We study specific programs that have worked in improving health/education/child outcomes and we discuss how economists evaluate the effectiveness of these programs. Prerequisites: Econ 500, Econ 502, and enrolled in Econ 503 in the current semester.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to MS:Economics:Policy Econ -UIUC.
33702
Lecture-Discussion
M2
11:00AM -12:20PM
MW
111 David Kinley Hall
Sun, Y
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Labor Mkt Regs Around the Wrld
Section Info:
LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS AROUND THE WORLD: Labor market regulation is an important area of public policy. This course provides an overview of labor market regulation in a number of countries that represent different stages of economic development. We will focus on the impact of various labor market regulations, including minimum wages, employment protections, collective bargaining rights, and social security laws, on earnings, employment, productivity, and a country’s overall economic growth. Students should gain deeper understanding of the great variations in labor market regulations around the world, and critically analyze its important impact on various labor market outcomes and a country’s overall economic growth.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to MS:Economics:Policy Econ -UIUC.
58691
Lecture-Discussion
M4
2:00PM -3:20PM
MW
215 David Kinley Hall
Bilias, Y
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Applied Machine Learning: Econ
Section Info:
APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING: ECON | Students will gain exposure to a variety of data science topics such as data wrangling and cleaning, exploratory data analysis, inference, and prediction in Python.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to MS:Economics:Policy Econ -UIUC.
33704
Seminar
MAR
12:30PM -1:50PM
R
307 David Kinley Hall
Howard, G
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Macroeconomic Research Wrkshp
Section Info:
Macroeconomic-focused PhD students in the Department of Economics are invited to develop their research with the macroeconomic faculty.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to PHD:Economics -UIUC.
33703
Lecture-Discussion
P1
11:00AM -12:20PM
TR
206 David Kinley Hall
Albouy, D
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Applied Urban Economics
Restriction(s):
Restricted to PHD:Economics -UIUC.
61849
Lecture-Discussion
P2
9:30AM -10:50AM
MW
215B David Kinley Hall
Xie, S
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Monetary Economics
Section Info:
MONETARY ECONOMICS: Models and empirics used in the analysis of macroeconomic fluctuations. Topics include DSGE models, heterogeneous agent models, identification of macroeconomic shocks, information frictions in macro, housing markets and the macroeconomy. Prerequisite: Econ 533 and Econ 534.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to PHD:Economics -UIUC.
61848
Lecture-Discussion
P3
11:00AM -12:20PM
MW
113 David Kinley Hall
Osman, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Micro Issues in Development
Section Info:
MICRO ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT: examines the current literature on the microeconomics of development in low- and middle-income countries. We will cover the role of financial constraints, including credit, savings and insurance as well as issues of trade, infrastructure, migration, education, marriage and an introduction to machine learning. We will also review several recent or current-year job market papers from microeconomic development students.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to PHD:Economics -UIUC.
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