The course aims to provide advanced knowledge on the topic of inequality, under the aspect of theoretical models and empirical evidence. In particular, the course is focused on the mechanisms of unequal growth and inequality between countries; distributive justice and income distribution; inequality in the labor market; the impact of climate change on employment and wages. The lessons will be dedicated to the analysis of theoretical models, with attention to empirical methods of estimation and evaluation of policies. The lessons will be carried out by comparing theoretical and empirical analyzes relating to advanced countries and developing contexts.
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Lessons:
1.Institutions, inequality and development : Methodological introduction
2.Economic institutions, growth and poverty traps
3. Distributional justice, income inequality, inequality of opportunity
4. Income inequality: definitions and measures
5. Wage inequality: theory and evidence
6. Race and gender in the labour market
7. Discrimination: theory and evidence
8. Social mobility and intergenerational inequality
9. Inequality and redistribution: economic and political drivers
10. Climate change, labour market and inequality
Mutuazione: 21210405 Economia della disuguaglianza in Economia dell'ambiente, lavoro e sviluppo sostenibile LM-56 SCARLATO MARGHERITA
Programme
The course focuses on uneven growth mechanisms and between-countries inequality; drivers of within-countries inequality; political institutions and distributive conflict; definitions and measures of inequality in outcomes (e.g., income and wage); labour income inequality; inequality between social groups (by race and gender); the impact of climate change mitigation policies on employment and earnings. Policy evaluation methods of welfare and labour market policies are also considered. Lessons include comparisons of theories and evidence on developed and developing countries.Lessons:
1.Institutions, inequality and development : Methodological introduction
2.Economic institutions, growth and poverty traps
3. Distributional justice, income inequality, inequality of opportunity
4. Income inequality: definitions and measures
5. Wage inequality: theory and evidence
6. Race and gender in the labour market
7. Discrimination: theory and evidence
8. Social mobility and intergenerational inequality
9. Inequality and redistribution: economic and political drivers
10. Climate change, labour market and inequality
Core Documentation
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Write and discuss a short essay on a topic of the programme.