教學大綱 Syllabus

科目名稱：都市貧窮與不均

Course Name: Poverty and Inequality in Era of Urbanization
  • 學年學期：110-2 Spring Semester, 2022
  • 科目代碼：261929001 Course No.261929001

修別：選

Type of Credit: Elective

3.0

學分數

Credit(s)

12

預收人數

Number of Students

課程資料Course Details
  • 開課單位：國發碩一、國發博一、國發碩二、國發博二 Course Department:Graduate Institute of Development Studies/G/1&2
  • 授課老師：蘇昱璇 Instructor:
  • 先修科目：無Prerequisite(N/A)
  • 上課時間：二567 Session: tue14-17

課程簡介Course Description

This course examines urbanization and its influence from the perspective of economics. First, we will study the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality. We then turn to an analysis of the demographic forces—fertility, mortality, migration—that are propelling urbanization in poor countries and are also shaped by urbanization. Lastly, we will focus on slums and homelessness, which are two common phenomena during urbanization, and investigate related issues, such as irregular land tenure; upgrading and redevelopment schemes; and the capacity of municipal governance and planning.

核心能力分析圖 Core Competence Analysis Chart

能力項目說明

    課程目標與學習成效Course Objectives & Learning Outcomes

    Students will learn how to read and present academic papers. Students will also learn to write a referee report and an empirical final paper with data analysis, which have the potential to develop into a master thesis or very good writing samples for future graduate school application in social sciences.

    每周課程進度與作業要求 Course Schedule & Requirements

    Week   Topic Format Readings Learning hours (including class time)
    1   Introduction, Principles of Economics Lecture Class notes 9
    2   Regression, Evaluation & Stata Lecture Class notes 12
    3   Overview Lecture
    • UN. 2017. "New Urban Agenda."
    • UN. 2019. "World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision."
    • Banerjee and Duflo. 2007. “Economic lives of the poor.” The Journal of Economic Perspectives.
    		 12
    4   Poverty & Inequality Group presentation & Lecture
    • World Bank. 2015. "A Measured Approach to Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity: Concepts, Data, and the Twin Goals."
    • Baum-Snow, Freeman, and Pavan. 2018. "Why Has Urban Inequality Increased?" American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
    		 12
    5   Fertility & Family Planning Group presentation & Lecture
    • Schultz. 1997. “Demand for Children in Low Income Countries.” Handbook of Population and Family Economics.
    • Miller and Babiarz. 2016. "Family Planning Program Effects: Evidence from Microdata." Population and Development Review.
    • Wang, Zhao, and Zhao. 2017. “China’s family planning policies and their labor market consequences.” Journal of Population Economics.
    • Grossman. 2019. "The unintended effects of place based programs: Fertility and health effects of urban empowerment zones." Journal of Health Economics.
    		 12
    6   Mortality Group presentation & Lecture
    • Leigh and Jencks. 2007. "Inequality and mortality: Long-run evidence from a panel of countries." Journal of Health Economics.
    • Ebeling. 2018. "How Has the Lower Boundary of Human Mortality Evolved, and Has It Already Stopped Decreasing?" Demography.
    		 12
    7   Individual research topic discussion     12
    8   Missing Women & Marriage Market Group presentation & Lecture
    • Qian. 2008. “Missing Women and the Price of Tea in China: the Effect of Sex-Specific Earnings on Sex Imbalance.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics.
    • Ebenstein. 2010. “The ‘Missing Girls’ of China and the Unintended Consequences of the One Child Policy.” Journal of Human Resources.
    • Weiss, Yi, and Zhang. 2018. "Cross-Border Marriage Costs and Marriage Behavior: Theory and Evidence." International Economic Review.
    		 12
    9   Migration Group presentation & Lecture
    • Bazzi. 2017. “Wealth Heterogeneity and the Income Elasticity of Migration.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
    • Barsbai et al. 2017. “The Effect of Labor Migration on the Diffusion of Democracy: Evidence from a Former Soviet Republic.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
    • Howell. 2017. "Impacts of Migration and Remittances on Ethnic Income Inequality in Rural China." World Development.
    		 12
    10   Urban Slums Group presentation & Lecture
    • Marx, Stoker, and Suri. 2013. “The Economics of Slums in the Developing World.” Journal of Economic Perspectives.
    • Brueckner and Lall. 2015. “Cities in Developing Countries: Fueled by Rural-Urban Migration, Lacking in Tenure Security, and Short of Affordable Housing.” Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics.
    • Castells-Quintana. 2017. "Malthus living in a slum: Urban concentration, infrastructure and economic growth." Journal of Urban Economics.
    		 12
    11   Literature review presentations & critique Individual presentation TBD 12
    12   Literature review presentations & critique Individual presentation TBD 12
    13   Referee report due; exam questions & review     12
    14   Final exam Individual exam   15
    15   Guest lecture Lecture   12
    16   Final presentations & critique Individual presentation   12
    17   Final presentations & critique Individual presentation   12

    授課方式Teaching Approach

    35%

    講述 Lecture

    25%

    討論 Discussion

    30%

    小組活動 Group activity

    10%

    數位學習 E-learning

    0%

    其他： Others:

    評量工具與策略、評分標準成效Evaluation Criteria

    • Homework and Participation (15%)
    • Group Presentations (20%)
    • Literature Review Presentation and Critique (20%)
    • Exam (15%)
    • Final Paper (30%)

    指定/參考書目Textbook & References

    已申請之圖書館指定參考書目 圖書館指定參考書查詢 |相關處理要點

    維護智慧財產權，務必使用正版書籍。 Respect Copyright.

    課程相關連結Course Related Links

    http://moodle.nccu.edu.tw/

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