Instructor
Dr. Jessica Vechbanyongratana (ajarn.jessica@gmail.com)
Classrooms
Econ Computer Lab 211/1; Econ 416; online
Office Hours
Aj. Jessica: By appointment at ajarn.jessica@gmail.com
Readings (Please search and download from campus or using VPN)
Lundberg, Shelly J., Robert A. Pollak, and Terence J. Wales. "Do husbands and wives pool their resources? Evidence from the United Kingdom child benefit." Journal of Human Resources (1997): 463-480.
Stevenson, Betsey, and Justin Wolfers. "Bargaining in the shadow of the law: Divorce laws and family distress." The Quarterly Journal of Economics 121, no. 1 (2006): 267-288.
Anderson, Siwan. "Legal origins and female HIV." American Economic Review 108, no. 6 (2018): 1407-1439.
Black, Dan A., Seth G. Sanders, and Lowell J. Taylor. "The economics of lesbian and gay families." Journal of economic perspectives 21, no. 2 (2007): 53-70.
Grading for Aj. Jessica's Part
20% – Attendance and participation
60% – Empirical project
20% – Empirical project presentation
February 7 9:00-16:00 – Introduction to Thai Labor Force Microdata and the Empirical Project (Documentation) (Appendices) (Econ 211/1)
February 12 18:00-21:00 – Household Decision-making Part 1 (Online)
February 16 9:00-12:00 – Household Decision-making Part 2 (Econ 416) and further data exploration on intrahousehold bargaining
February 19 13:00-16:00 – LGBTQ+ Work and Family Decisions (Econ 416)
February 19 16:00-19:00 – Empirical Project Presentations (TBA)