Type of Credit: Elective
Credit(s)
Number of Students
The Economics of Human Capital is a one-semester senior- or graduate-level course that offers a comprehensive investigation on issues related to human capital accumulation, topics including population, education and training, labor migration, entrepreneurship, nutrition and health, and women. We will discuss exclusively the role of human capital in the development process and the properties and channels of human capital accumulation theoretically and empirically in the course and particularly emphasize economic interpretation and reasoning. Over the course, students will be able to understand what is the essence of human capital, how different it is compared to traditional physical capital, and, more importantly, how it affects labor market performance in terms of efficiency and equality and a country's economic growth from a macro perspective. Finally, we will discuss issues related to the impacts of globalization and digitalization on human capital accumulation and income inequality.
能力項目說明
Over the course, students will be able to understand what is the essence of human capital, how different it is compared to traditional physical capital, and, more importantly, how it affects labor market performance in terms of efficiency and equality and a country's economic growth from a macro perspective.
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Expected workload per week:
3 In-class Hours
4.5 Outside-of-class Hours
Course Outline
1. The role of human capital in the labor market and economic development (week 1-2)
2. Population (week 3-4)
3. Labor employment and reallocation (week 5-6)
4. Education and Training (week 7-8)
5. Entrepreneurship (Week 9-10)
6. Nutrition and Health (Week 11-12)
7. Women (Week 13-14)
8. Migration (Week 15-16)
9. The impact of globalization and digitalization on human capital accumulation (Week 17-18)
The course adopts a problem-based and self-directed learning approach and requires no prerequisites for the course registration. There will be an in-class and in-depth article presentation and discussion, a mid-term proposal, and a final term paper. Semester grade consists of the in-class article presentation (50%), project proposal (10%), and a final term paper (40%). Students offered creative class discussions will receive a bonus. Any absence without notice will affect the final grading.
The deadline for the term paper is the 17th of January, 2025, and submission of term papers is via the NCCU moodle with the student ID number as the file name. Any sending of the term paper after the deadline will be subject to a heavy penalty towards the grade.
Guidelines for the use of generative AI tools: Conditionally open for use --> If needed, it must be used in compliance with the general requirements of academic ethics.
Suggested textbooks
Course website: https://moodle.nccu.edu.tw/ Online sessions if physical ones not available.