ECON 460

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photo: Dominic Chavez/World Bank

Instructor:
Pamela Jakiela

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Schedule of Classes

Date Topic
9/6 Introductions
9/9 Methods Monday: Data Management
9/11 Gender Norms Among Non-Human Primates
9/16 Methods Monday: Research Designs
9/18 Lessons from Ancient DNA
9/23 Methods Monday: Giving a Presentation
9/25 Deep Roots of Gender Norms Mini-Presentations
9/30 Methods Monday: Difference-in-Differences
10/2 Women in Early Modern Europe
10/7 Methods Monday: Literature Reviews and Citations
10/9 The World Wars and the Emergence of Modern Gender Norms
10/14 Reading Period
10/16 Missing Women and Investments in Girls
10/21 Girls’ Education
10/23 Women’s Labor Force Participation in Patriarchal Societies
10/28 Guest speaker: Anna Weber (West Point)
10/30 Parental Leave, Childcare, and the Child Penalty
11/4 Reproductive Rights
11/6 Post-Election Day Movie: Queen of Katwe
11/11 Psychological Constraints and Subconscious Bias
11/13 Guest speaker: Katherine Keith (Williams CS)
11/18 Women in Economics I: Research Productivity and Tenure
11/20 Women in Economics II: Toxicity in Professional Environments
11/25 Thanksgiving
11/27 Thanksgiving
12/2 Group Presentation Troubleshooting
12/4 Student Presentations
12/6 Student Presentations

Italics indicates no regularly scheduled class meeting.
Bold indicates student presentations.