Summer 2021 - ECON 911 G100
Selected Topics in Economics (4)
Class Number: 5118
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 12 – Aug 9, 2021: Fri, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Hitoshi Shigeoka
hshigeok@sfu.ca
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Offered by arrangement.
COURSE DETAILS:
Description: This is a graduate course in health economics. The goal of this course is to survey what is feasible, interesting, and convincing in health economics research. We mainly cover demand and supply for medical care, the demand and supply for health insurance, and other recent topics in health care policy. We also cover some emerging literature on health economics, such as early childhood influences on later life, and sex selection. This course includes a brief introduction of the relevant econometric methodologies such as randomized controlled trials (RCTs), difference-in-difference (DID), synthetic control approach, and regression discontinuity (RD) design.
Notes: Please prepare the laptop/desktop with web camera.
Grading:
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MA |
PhD |
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Participation |
10% |
10% |
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Quiz submissions |
30% |
30% |
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Presentation |
15% |
15% |
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Discussion |
15% |
15% |
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Referee report |
30% |
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Research proposal (*) |
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30% |
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TOTAL |
100% |
100% |
The grading scheme is subject to change by the first week of the semester.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
None.
Graduate Studies Notes:
Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2021
Teaching at SFU in summer 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods, but we will continue to have in-person experiential activities for a selection of courses. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).