Statistics and Econometrics I and II are designed for Econ major students to fulfill the departmental quantitative analysis requirements, and Statistics and Econometrics II (ECON 2015) is the second half of this sequence. The goal is to provide students with basic econometric tools and methods which can help them address economic questions. Students are expected to learn the linear regression model with different topics, and they are expected to under- stand the procedures of estimation and statistical inference for a given econometric model. In addition, students will learn to use computer software to apply the econo- metric models taught in class to analyze the economic data. College of Social Sciences Main Campus Prerequisites: Statistics and Econometrics I (ECON 2015) is required. Jianda Zhu 60 Tuesday 6,7 Wednesday 2,3,4 ECON2015 (303E26612) 4 (College of Social Sciences) Department of Economics http://www.econ.ntu.edu.tw/db/new2011/index.asp?l=english

This course examines theories of international trade in goods and services and analyzes the consequences of trade policies. The course presents the principle of comparative advantage and its application to classical and modern trade theory. Focusing on the long-term effects of international economic integration, the course discusses the economic effects of trade, as well as trade barriers and trading blocks, on industrial competitiveness, the income distribution, growth and welfare. Part I of the class is dedicated to classic trade theory in a general equilibrium setting under perfect competition and explains trade among different countries. Part II of the class presents recent advances in trade theory under imperfect competition and with heterogeneous firms; it explains trade among similar countries and the formation of multinational enterprises. Part III applies the insights from both partial and general equilibrium models to policy issues related to international economic integration. College of Social Sciences Main Campus Byeonghwa Choi 80 Wednesday 6,7,8 ECON4001 (303E47300) 3 (College of Social Sciences) Department of Economics http://www.econ.ntu.edu.tw/db/new2011/index.asp?l=english

International Trade Policy February 2017 Instructor: Dr. Hong Hwang office: Room 705, College of Social Science Telephone number: 3366-8367 office Hours: Friday 2:10pm to 4:00pm This course is intended to provide students with basic analytical methods in trade and to help them keep abreast of current trade issues. It starts off by closely following textbook studies of trade theory, followed by a study of trade policies. After completing the relevant part of the textbook, I shall select some articles for discussions, especially those on trade and industrial organization. Textbook: Husted and Melvin, International Economics, 9th Edition, Pearson Education Limited, 2013. (This book is available at the Yeh Yeh Book Gallery, Tel: (02) 2368-4198 ext. 14.) Prerequisite: Microeconomics Grading scheme: There will be two tests. The dates of the tests will be announced in the class. The mid-term exam and the final exam make up 1/4 and 1/2 of the final grade respectively. The other 1/4 is graded based on class participation and assignments. The mean of the final grade for the class will fall somewhere between 78 and 84, depending on the general attendance and class participation. Course Outline: Week 1: Introduction Week 2, 3 & 4: Tariffs Weeks 5, 6 & 7: Nontariff Barriers and Arguments for Protection Weeks 8: The mid-term test Weeks 9 & 10: Commercial Policy: History and Practice Week 11 & 12: Preferential Trade Arrangements Weeks 13, 14 & 15: International Trade and Economic Growth Weeks 16, 17 and 18: Imperfect Competition and Strategic Trade Policy Week 19: The final test College of Social Sciences Main Campus Hong Hwang 60 Monday 3,4 ECON4002 (303E47400) 2 (College of Social Sciences) Department of Economics http://www.econ.ntu.edu.tw/db/new2011/index.asp?l=english

The subject of this course is to introduce East Asia as an integral whole and its political and economic foundation. For the aforementioned purpose, this course is divided into four parts. The first part is an introduction of the developmental state model, Japan and the Asian tigers pioneer in achieving successful industrialization in the second half of the 20th century. The second part discusses the late development of Southeast Asia, which benefit greatly from the pioneers of Northeast Asian developmental states. The third part discuss the reemergence of China and its influence on a number of “late” late developing nations in the continental Southeast Asia, especially Vietnam and Myanmar. The last part discusses trade and financial linkages among sovereign units in the region and how these units cooperate with each other on these two aspects. The third part proceeds in a round-table format, in which the students, on a group basis, debate about identity construction and the future of political and economic integration in East Asia. This course trains students to get acquainted with principle of political economy. Students are expected to develop knowledge about the development of East Asia and the dynamics of political economy in the course of East Asia’s development. It is aimed to build up macro perspective on the future of the region’s development and economic integration. College of Social Sciences Main Campus For undergraduate students: 1. Class attendance: 15% 2. Final examination: 50% 3. Group report (class presentation and term paper) 35% *For group report, students are required to form groups and on a group basis write a research paper (15 pages) on the development experiences of one of the four economies: Singapore, Hong Kong, North Korea, and Myanmar. In writing the report, each group should discuss the following questions. In the last two sessions, the groups present their report and seek support from the rest of the class. The historic events from which the groups can choose as report subject as well as the countries involved are as follows: For the group which choose either Singapore or Hong Kong: How do the two city economies develop? What are the differences between Singapore and Hong Kong in their development strategy? How do they cope with the rise of China? How to account for the difference in continuous development under the shadow of China’s rise? For the group which choose either North Korea or Myanmar: When do the two countries’ economic fortunes begin to whittle away in the second half of the 20th century? To what extent it is linked to the closing of their economy to the outside world? What are the domestic and international political contexts in which the two countries craft policies to open up their economy? How to account for the difference in their economic transition? Chen Dang Tso 25 Wednesday 6,7 PS5672 (322EU1900) 2 (College of Social Sciences) Graduate Institute of Political Science,
(College of Social Sciences) Department of Political Science,
Non-degree Program: Program For East Asian Studies
*Registration eligibility: juniors and above. http://politics.ntu.edu.tw/english/

Course Description As a core course in the department’s program on East Asian studies, this graduate-level course, conducted fully in English, explores various dimensions of the political, economic, and social developments of the People’s Republic of China since 1979. In addition to familiarizing the students with the empirical evidence and relevant methodology of such developments, this course also introduces the theoretical evolution/debates both in China studies and authoritarianism in comparative politics. An extended goal of this course is to prepare the students for delving into new research topics and conducting independent field research in China in the future. Students have to finish all the required readings and be prepared for heavy class participation before each class meeting. Lectures by the instructors where necessary play a supplementary role only. Course Description As a core course in the department’s program on East Asian studies, this graduate-level course, conducted fully in English, explores various dimensions of the political, economic, and social developments of the People’s Republic of China since 1979. In addition to familiarizing the students with the empirical evidence and relevant methodology of such developments, this course also introduces the theoretical evolution/debates both in China studies and authoritarianism in comparative politics. An extended goal of this course is to prepare the students for delving into new research topics and conducting independent field research in China in the future. Students have to finish all the required readings and be prepared for heavy class participation before each class meeting. Lectures by the instructors where necessary play a supplementary role only. College of Social Sciences Main Campus Course Requirements and Grading Policy ● Written essay(s) of readings that summarize (and, preferably, also critique and/or compare) all readings in a given week（50％）. ● Participation in class discussion and oral presentation of weekly readings（50％）. Sxue-Chin Hsu 20 Thursday 8,9 PS5676 (322EU1940) 2 Non-degree Program: Program For East Asian Studies,
(College of Social Sciences) Graduate Institute of Political Science,
(College of Social Sciences) Department of Political Science
*Registration eligibility: graduate students.
http://politics.ntu.edu.tw/english/

This course is the second half of the graduate core macroeconomics sequence. This part will discuss several topics, using techniques taught in Macroeconomic Theory I. Hsuan-Li Su’s part: I will cover the following modeling frameworks: overlapping generation models, incomplete market and heterogeneous agent models, and wedges in macroeconomics. College of Social Sciences Main Campus ECON7009 (323 M0500)Introduction to Quautitative Methods Hsuan-Chih Lin 30 Wednesday 2,3,4 Thursday 3,4 ECON8009 (323EM0640) 4 (College of Social Sciences) Graduate Institute of Economics
*Registration eligibility: graduate students. http://www.econ.ntu.edu.tw/db/new2011/index.asp?l=english

This course aims to equip students with knowledge of institutional and political dimensions of the important economic and regional international organizations and their roles in world/regional politics. College of Social Sciences Main Campus Prerequisite:
PS4613 (302 45100)International Organizations.

– Performance in class 30% ( Summary 15% + Attendance 15% ) – Midterm report 30% – Final report 40% ( oral report 20% + written report 20% ) Hung-Dah Su 50 Thursday 6,7 PS3206 (302E45130) 2 (College of Social Sciences) Department of Political Science http://politics.ntu.edu.tw/english/

Course Description 1. Colonial and Pre-Independence History 2. Choices of Ideology 3. Ethnicity and Identity 4. Social Classes 5. Clientelism and Patrimonialism 6. Military in Politics 7. Africa’s International Political Relations 8. Africa’s International Economic Relations 9. Political and Economic Governance 10. Democratic Transition, Democratic Consolidation or Democratic Reversal Course Outline 1. To remove misperception and preconceived biased view of Africa; 2. To gain information and knowledge on various political, economic and social problems in Africa; 3. To evaluate the directions of political democratization and economic development on African continent; and 4. To develop analytical ability in assessing political and economic issues of African nations College of Social Sciences Main Campus Course Requirements This course will be taught in English. A student is encouraged to use English in the classroom and required in taking the exams. Even though lecturing will take up most of the course time, a student has to participate in classroom discussion, especially answering the questions provided in the end of each chapter. Preparation for the assigned materials before each class is a prerequisite for meaningful participation. Midterm and final exam each accounts for 35% of the total grade. A country study project accounts for 15% of the grade. Class participation accounts for the remaining 15% of the grade as students will have to answer questions in the class. There is also a map test that requires a student to identify/locate all African countries on the map. A student has to pass the map test before receiving the final grade. He/she can take this test as many times as needed. Objective questions such as matching, true & false, multiple choices, as well as short and long essay questions will be included to accommodate individual student’s particular strength in comprehension. The country study project requires each student to collect the following information of one African country (if possible, 2016, or the latest): 1. Name of the Country (both English and Chinese; Chinese Name Used in Both Taiwan and Mainland China)  2. Name of the People (English)  3. Colonial Power(s)  4. Name of the Country during Colonial Time  5. Date of Independence  6. Capital(s) (English and Chinese; Chinese Name Used in both Taiwan and Mainland China)  7. official Language(s)  8. National System (Centralized or Federal, Unit for Lower Level of Government)  9. Political System (Presidential, Parliamentary, Semi-Presidential, Military)  10. Head of State and Head of Government  11. Presidential Terms (including changes since 1990) 12. Military Coups (Frequency and Time of Occurrence)  13. Most Recent and Next Presidential and Parliamentary Elections and the Results of the Former)  14. Corruption Perception Index (Overall Score) (Ranking in the World) (Transparency International)  15. Democracy Index (Overall Score,) (Full Democracy, Flawed Democracy, Hybrid Regime, Authoritarian Regime) (Economist Intelligence Unit)  16. Economic Freedom Index (Overall Score) (Free, Mostly Free, Moderately Free, Mostly Unfree, Repressed) (The Heritage Foundation)  17. Failed States Index (Overall Score) (Ranking in the World) (The Fund for Peace/Foreign Policy)  18. Freedom in the World Index (Political Rights, Civil Liberties) (Free, Partly Free, Not Free) (Freedom House)  18. Gender Inequality Index (Value) (Ranking in the World) 19. Global Competitiveness Index (Ranking in Africa and Ranking in the World) 20. Human Development Index (Overall Score) (Life Expectancy, Literacy Rate, and Purchasing Power Parity) (United Nations)  21. Ibrahim Index of African Governance (Overall Score) (Ranking in Africa) (Mo Ibrahim Foundation)  22. Legatum Prosperity Index (Ranking in Africa and Ranking in the World) 23. Press Freedom Index (Overall Score) (Ranking in the World) (Reporters without Borders)  24. Transformation Index (Value) (Ranking in the World) 25. Time to Establish or/and Break off Diplomatic Relations with People’s Republic of China and Republic of China Chen-Shen Yen 66 Thursday 3,4 PS4616 (302E51700) 2 http://politics.ntu.edu.tw/english/

This course will give students a broad understanding of European politics. The course is organized thematically, covering issues such as federalism and devolution, the executive and legislature, political parties, elections and voting systems, the media, civil society, and race and ethnicity. Particular attention will be paid to the comparative study of different European countries across these issue areas. The final two weeks of the course will be devoted to class debates on some of the major contemporary issues in European politics, with topics for debate to be agreed between the instructor and students (possible topics may include immigration, the Greece crisis, Brexit, the rise of the far right, other topics may be suggested by the instructor or students). By the end of the course, students will have: (1) A broad understanding of European politics (2) An awareness and ability to discuss some of the major contemporary issues facing Europe; (3) An understanding of the use of the comparative method for the study of European politics; (4) The ability to read academic texts in English; (5) Oral and written communication skills in the English language. College of Social Sciences Main Campus The final grade will be determined as follows: 10% attendance and class participation 20% class tests (up to 3 per semester, date to be notified one week in advance) 30% class debate (including presentation and participation in the debate) 40% final exam Students are expected to arrive for class on time and actively participate in class discussion. The use of mobile phones in class is not permitted. Mark Weatherall 50 Tuesday 6,7 PS4628 (302E52800) 2 (College of Social Sciences) Department of Political Science http://politics.ntu.edu.tw/english/

This class introduces the principles behind macroeconomics. . It follows the first semester class, which introduced the principles of microeconomics. Concepts such as GDP, price indices, inflation, unemployment, monetary & fiscal policy, exchange rates, etc. will be examined. The class is taught in English. The presentation will be largely based on Acemoglu, Laibson and List’s Economics with an extra emphasis on Taiwan’s economy. Grades will be based on a midterm (35%), a final (40%), homework and quizzes (15%) and class participation (10%). We will make use of Zuvio, so you should bring something to class with which you can get on-line. A basic understanding of economics & Taiwan’s economy College of Social Sciences Main Campus No prerequisites Kelly Barton Olds 180 Monday 5 Wednesday 5 Friday 2,3,4 ECON1005 (303E13112) 4 (College of Management) Department of Accounting,
(College of Management) Department of International Business,
(College of Social Sciences) Department of Economics,
(College of Management) Department of Finance http://www.econ.ntu.edu.tw/db/new2011/index.asp?l=english

This class is taught in English and can be taken separately or as a continuation of the first semester’s economic history course. This semester will cover the economic history of the 20th century emphasizing the Asian economies. During the first part of the semester an economy-by-economy overview of economic developments over the last hundred years will be presented. Then in the second part of the course, we will look at particular topics in economic history. Each three-hour session will consist of one-a two-hour lecture and one hour of group work. Group work will involve writing a short paper concerning an assigned reading. Most weeks, groups will be randomly assigned. By the end of the course, students should have a reasonable understanding of what has been going on in the Asian economies over the last hundred years. College of Social Sciences Main Campus There are no prerequisites. Expect a lot of graphs and statistics, but there will be no mathematical modeling. In past courses, students from a wide variety of departments have taken this course. Kelly Barton Olds 87 Monday 7,8,9 ECON3008 (303E20020) 3 (College of Social Sciences) Department of Economics http://www.econ.ntu.edu.tw/db/new2011/index.asp?l=english

One of the central paradigms in modern macroeconomics research is known as the real business cycle (RBC) theory. The goal of the RBC agenda is to construct macroeconomic models of the economy in which individual agents are fully rational and react to their environment by making the best possible decisions subject to perceived constraints. This idea is an application of the Arrow-Debreu general equilibrium theory to the analysis of business cycle fluctuations. Since the mid 1980’s, the RBC paradigm has become a widely used benchmark against which to measure the success of a theory of aggregate fluctuations. The methodology of intertemporal general equilibrium theory provides an important discipline to the construction of business cycle models. However, most of early studies that implement this methodology have been unnecessarily restrictive. In particular, the restriction to environments in which equilibria are necessarily efficient precludes the discussion of the role of government economic policies. In the proposed 18-hour research lectures, I will start with some basic analytical tools (3 hours), followed by discussing how prototypical RBC models are formulated and solved (3 hours). Subsequently, I will discuss my own research program that permits a non-trivial role for increasing returns-to-scale in the social production technology. In this case, competitive equilibria are sub-optimal because of market imperfections such as productive externalities and monopolistic competition. The research program is organized into two clusters: multiple equilibria in one- or two-sector RBC models (6 hours); and macroeconomic stabilization policies (6 hours). To have a complete understanding about the RBC model College of Social Sciences Main Campus Ming Jen Lin 17 Intensive courses: 2/20,2/21,2/27,2/28,3/6,3/7Monday 2,3,4 Tuesday 2,3,4 ECON7156 (323EM3210) 1 (College of Social Sciences) Graduate Institute of Economics
*Registration eligibility: graduate students. http://www.econ.ntu.edu.tw/db/new2011/index.asp?l=english