Seminar: Education and Development
Block Seminar: January, 19 and 20, 2024.
Location: Room ZHG 1.141. (on the 19th) and Room OEC 1.162 (on the 20th)
Seminar Info: info
Kickoff Meeting: Nov 1, 3pm (sharp), Room VG. 3.101
Application: until: Nov 8
Application form: see studip
Registration via FlexNow: Nov 8 to Jan 1
Introductory lecture: How to write a Seminar Paper: Nov 16, 4pm, Room VG 3.108:
Submission of student essay: Dec 20, 3pm
Final prep meeting: tba (Room tba)
Supervision: Dr. Katharina Werner: email and Matthias Beulmann email
Course material course material webpage
Themen
1. Cognitive Skills and Economic Growth
Reference: Hanushek, E. A., and Woessmann, L. (2012). Do better schools lead to more growth? Cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation. Journal of Economic Growth, 17, 267-321.
2. Educaton and Economic Growth in the Long Run
Reference: Tamura, R., Dwyer, J., Devereux, J., and Baier, S. (2019). Economic growth in the long run. Journal of Development Economics, 137, 1-35.
3. Human Capital and Growth: Specification Matters
Reference: Sunde, U., and Vischer, T. (2015). Human capital and growth: Specification matters. Economica, 82(326), 368-390.
4. Education Quality and Development Accounting.
Reference: Schoellman, T. (2012). Education quality and development accounting. The Review of Economic Studies, 79(1), 388-417.
5. The Kuznets Curve of Human Capital Inequality
Reference: Morrisson, C., and Murtin, F. (2013). The Kuznets curve of human capital inequality: 1870–2010. The Journal of Economic Inequality, 11, 283-301.
6. Early School Exposure, Test Scores, and Noncognitive Outcomes
Reference: Cornelissen, T., and Dustmann, C. (2019). Early school exposure, test scores, and noncognitive outcomes. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 11(2), 35-63.
7. Early Childhood Human Capital and Development
Reference: Schoellman, T. (2016). Early childhood human capital and development. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 8(3), 145-74.
8. Helicopter Parenting and Competition for College Admissions
Reference: Ramey, G., and Ramey, V. A. (2010). The Rug Rat Race. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 129-176.
9. Trends in Assortative Mating and Offspring Outcomes
Reference: Bratsberg, B., Markussen, S., Raaum, O., Røed, K., and Røgeberg, O. (2023). Trends in assortative mating and offspring outcomes. The Economic Journal, 133(651), 928-950.
10. Dynastic Human Capital, Inequality, and Intergenerational Mobility
Reference: Adermon, A., Lindahl, M., and Palme, M. (2021). Dynastic human capital, inequality, and intergenerational mobility. American Economic Review, 111(5), 1523-48.
11. Education and Catch-up in the Industrial Revolution
Reference: Becker, S. O., Hornung, E., and Woessmann, L. (2011). Education and catch-up in the industrial revolution. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 3(3), 92-126.
12. The Economic Impact of Universities
Reference: Valero, A., and Van Reenen, J. (2019). The economic impact of universities: Evidence from across the globe. Economics of Education Review, 68, 53-67.
13. Global Universal Basic Skills: Current deficits and Implications for World Development
Reference: Gust, S., Hanushek, E. A., and Woessmann, L. (2022). Global universal basic skills: Current deficits and implications for world development (No. w30566). National Bureau of Economic Research.
14. Long-term and Intergenerational Effects of Education
Reference: Akresh, R., Halim, D., and Kleemans, M. (2023). Long-term and intergenerational effects of education: Evidence from school construction in Indonesia. The Economic Journal, 133(650), 582-612.
15. Human Capital, Technology Adoption and Firm Performance
Reference: Che, Y., and Zhang, L. (2018). Human Capital, Technology Adoption and Firm Performance: Impacts of China's Higher Education Expansion in the Late 1990s. Economic Journal, 128(614), 2282-2320.
16. School Governance, Teacher Incentives, and Pupil–Teacher Ratios
Reference: Duflo, E., Dupas, P., and Kremer, M. (2015). School governance, teacher incentives, and pupil–teacher ratios: Experimental evidence from Kenyan primary schools. Journal of public Economics, 123, 92-110.