Reading List

Graduate Labor Economics and Public Policy, 2026 Spring

I. Reading List 2026 Spring

Date Topic Required Readings Presentors
2025-04-7 Labor Supply: Women employment Liu, S., Pan, X., Wan, Y., Zhang, X., & Zhou, S. (2025). Why is female labor force participation declining in China? A perspective from urban commuting. Journal of Development Economics, 177, 103562. 江怡慧、刘佳佳
2025-04-14 Motherhood penalty in China Meng, L., Zhang, Y., & Zou, B. (2022). The motherhood penalty in China: Magnitudes, trends, and the role of grandparenting. Journal of Comparative Economics. 胡清雅、余思瑶
2025-04-21 Trade and women employment Zhang, Q., & Zhao, B. (2026). China’s labour market liberalization harmed women, but more so in regions with traditional gender norms. Labour Economics, 99, 102862. 赵子蕴、刘雨洁
2025-04-21 Discrimination Liu, S., & Su, Y. (2022). The Geography of Jobs and the Gender Wage Gap. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1–27. 赵子蕴、刘雨洁
2025-04-21 Discrimination Liu, X., Yu, X., & Li, H. (2026). Shaping gender inequality in urban geometric divergence: Evidence from China. Journal of Economic Geography, lbag003. 赵子蕴、刘雨洁
2025-04-28 Inequality Chetty, R., Hendren, N., Kline, P., & Saez, E. (2014). Where is the land of opportunity? The geography of intergenerational mobility in the United States. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 129(4), 1553–1623. 宋文琦、周毅轩

II. A Guide to Presentation and Research Proposal

1. Instruction: Presentation and Proposal

2. Selected Presentation Samples by Students

3. Selected Research Proposal Samples by Students