MABE Economics of Human Resources Management

Course Schedule for Aj. Jessica's Sessions - November 2023

• 18:00-21:00 Wednesday, November 1 - Demand Elasticities and Minimum Wages

  • Seltzer, Andrew J. "The effects of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 on the southern seamless hosiery and lumber industries." The Journal of Economic History 57, no. 2 (1997): 396-415.

• 9:00-12:00 Saturday, November 4 - Frictions in the Labor Market

  • Kahn, Lawrence M. "The impact of employment protection mandates on demographic temporary employment patterns: International microeconomic evidence." The Economic Journal 117, no. 521 (2007): F333-F356.

• 13:00-16:00 Saturday, November 4 - Pay and Productivity

  • Group assignment instructions

  • Group assignment supporting materials

  • Group assignment submission

• 18:00-21:00 Monday, November 6 - Human Capital and Training

  • Vivatsurakit, Tanthaka, and Jessica Vechbanyongratana. "Returns to education among the informally employed in Thailand." Asian‐Pacific Economic Literature 34, no. 1 (2020): 26-43.

• 18:00-21:00 Wednesday, November 8 -  Access to Education 

  • Lounkaew, Kiatanantha. "Explaining urban–rural differences in educational achievement in Thailand: Evidence from PISA literacy data." Economics of Education Review 37 (2013): 213-225.

• 18:00-21:00 Monday, November 13 - Demographic Transition and Joint Labor Supply Decisions

  • Angrist, Joshua D. William N. Evans. “Children and Their Parents’ Labor Supply: Evidence from Exogenous Variation in Family Size.” The American Economic Review. 88, no. 3 (1998): 450 – 477.

• 18:00-21:00 Wednesday, November 15 - Economic Crisis and Youth Employment

  • Trends, characteristics and COVID-19 impact on youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) in Thailand https://www.ilo.org/asia/publications/WCMS_864769/lang--en/index.htm