ECN480.7 Developmental Economics (Tsinghua U)

Taught in English. As of Spring 2018, this course counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management School majors. This course looks at economic problems and policies of those countries that have not yet reached the level of economic well-being observed in the western world. At the completion of this course, students will be familiar with theories of development and their applications in the real world. Students will have a better understanding of a number of topics that shed light on the development process, including poverty, inequality, education, international trade, the role of the government, and population issues. Students will also be trained to conduct their own research by using theories learned in class and analyzing real world data. They will also present their research results in class, which can improve their ability of public speaking and intellectual interactions. (TU# 30510863)

Class taught by Tsinghua’s School of Economics & Management and may not be available every semester. Tsinghua’s exam schedule for this course may require students to stay beyond the regular SU Beijing program end-date.

Registration note: Counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management School majors.

Prereq: Intermediate microeconomics, intermediate macroeconomics, econometrics.

Taught in English. As of Spring 2018, this course counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management School majors. This course is an introduction to econometrics. It introduces students to multiple regression methods for analyzing the relationship between two or more economic variables. It starts from the simple linear regression to multivariate regression, regression with discrete random variables, instrumental variables, and to regression with panel data, time series data. The objective is to help students understand, evaluate and conduct empirical studies in economics and related disciplines. Computer work is an integral part of econometrics. Software STATA will be used in this class and homework assignments. A brief tutorial to the program will be given either in class or in the discussion session. (TU #30510053)

Class taught by Tsinghua’s School of Economics & Management and may not be available every semester. Tsinghua’s exam schedule for this course may require students to stay beyond the regular SU Beijing program end-date.

Registration note: Counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management School majors.

Taught in English. This course studies the mechanism of labor markets. It covers traditional topics in labor economics including theories of labor demand and supply (both static and dynamic), labor market equilibrium, compensating differentials, human capital investments and returns, wage determination and structure, migration, gender and race discrimination, inequality, unionization, efficiency wages and work incentive scheme, and unemployment. Through this course, students will understand the role of markets in allocating labor resources, as well as the impact of unions, discrimination and government intervention in labor markets. Furthermore, they will be able to explain and address many social and economic problems facing modern societies such as schooling, job training, earnings, retirement and unemployment.

Class taught by Tsinghua’s School of Economics & Management and may not be available every semester. Tsinghua’s exam schedule for this course may require students to stay beyond the regular SU Beijing program end-date.

Prereq: Principles of micro- and macroeconomics; intermediate microeconomics

Taught in English. As of Spring 2018, this course counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management majors. Economic growth is one of the two major issues in macroeconomics and this course is designed to deepen the knowledge of intermediate macroeconomics in this direction. After exploring classical and neoclassical growth theories, the emphasis is on the new growth theories that arose in the last two decades, including the analyses of technology, human capital, social infrastructure, and natural resources. The aim is to understand the stylized facts in modern economic growth, to understand the future direction of China’s economic development, and to lay down a theoretical foundation for further studies in advanced macroeconomics or economic growth and development. For SU students, this course counts as an economics elective only. (TU# 30510883)

Class taught by Tsinghua’s School of Economics & Management and may not be available every semester. Tsinghua’s exam schedule for this course may require students to stay beyond the regular SU Beijing program end-date.

Registration note: Counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management majors.

Pre-req: Intermediate macroeconomics course

Taught in English. As of Spring 2018, this course counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management School majors. This course covers: 1) an introduction to the field of political economy and overview of the main competing theoretical models for understanding global political economy phenomena, 2) an historical review of the global political economy since the late 1800s, 3) an introduction to some of the main macro and microeconomic issues relevant to contemporary global political economy and finally 4) an introduction to some of the main themes in the study of comparative and domestic political economy. Throughout, the course will stress the importance of economic and political ideas and theories in understanding both international and domestic political and economic systems. Cross-listed with PSC 380.6.

Class taught by Tsingua’s School of Economics & Management and may not be available every semester. Tsinghua’s exam schedule for this course may require students to stay beyond the regular SU Beijing program end-date. (TU #40611073/40700573)

Registration restriction: SU students may not earn credit for both this course and PSC 355. Note: Counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management School majors.

Taught in English. As of Spring 2018, this course counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management School majors. In this course we will learn about the theories and evidence that comprise modern behavioral economics. For each topic, we will discuss how the behavioral models expand upon “standard” economic theory in order to capture observed empirical phenomenon in daily life and in the laboratory.  (TU #30700603)

Class taught by Tsinghua University and may not be available every semester. Tsinghua’s exam schedule for this course may require students to stay beyond the regular SU Beijing program end-date.

Registration note: Counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management School majors pending ECN Department approval.

Prereq: Intermediate microeconomics

Taught in English. As of Spring 2018, this course counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management School majors. Students will examine how basic economic theory can be used to understand and analyze environmental pollution and resource degradation problems. Topics include environmental economics and policy, including economics of pollution control, valuing the environment, regional and global air and water pollution; natural resource economics, both renewable and non-renewable resources; and sustainable development, macroeconomic aspect of environmental policy, and Green Accounting. (TU #40511003)

For SU students, this course counts as an economic elective.

Class taught by Tsinghua’s School of Economics & Management and may not be available every semester. Tsinghua’s exam schedule for this course may require students to stay beyond the regular SU Beijing program end-date.

Registration notes: For matriculated SU students, counts as an economics elective. Counts as an ECN 300+ option for SU Management School majors.

Prereq: Introductory microeconomics course

Taught in English. As of Spring 2017, this course is open to visiting (non-SU) students only. This course introduces students to the modern approach to macroeconomics and how to apply it to analyze issues such as: the determination of national income and price levels in the closed and open economy, the cause of economic growth, the source of unemployment, and the origin of business cycles. Emphasis on studying the impact of fiscal and monetary policies. This course uses the neoclassical economics as the benchmark, but also introduces Keynesian economics in discussing some market imperfections such as sticky wage and search in labor market. (TU# 30510763)

Class taught by Tsinghua’s School of Economics & Management and may not be available every semester. Tsinghua’s exam schedule for this course may require students to stay beyond the regular SU Beijing program end-date.

Registration restriction: Open to visiting (non-SU) students only.

Pre-req: Introductory macroeconomics course; high-level college math course strongly recommended.

Taught in English. As of Spring 2017, this course is open to visiting (non-SU) students only. The course presents basic theories of microeconomics and its applications. Topics covered include consumer theory, firm theory, market supply and demand, externality and public goods, industrial organization, game theory, information economics, and general equilibrium. The economic modeling methods and analytical tools are emphasized throughout the course.  (TU #30510743)

Class taught by Tsinghua’s School of Economics & Management and may not be available every semester. Tsinghua’s exam schedule for this course may require students to stay beyond the regular SU Beijing program end-date.

Registration restriction: Open to visiting (non-SU) students only.

Pre-req: Introductory microeconomics course; high-level college math course strongly recommended.