The course aims at analysing inequality, both from a theoretical and empirical perspective. The course focuses on uneven growth mechanisms and between-countries inequality; drivers of within-countries inequality; definitions and measures of inequality in outcomes (e.g., income and wage, opportunity); labour income inequality; inequality between social groups (by race and gender); comparative analysis of redistributive policies; the impact of climate change on employment and earnings.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
Syllabus
1.Inequality between countries and within countries: definition and measures
2.Uneven growth: stylized facts and questions; Cross-country income differences
3. Economic institutions, growth and poverty traps
4. Distributional justice and inequality
a. Income inequality
b. Inequality of opportunity
c.Social mobility and intergenerational inequality
5. Inequality and redistribution: economic and political drivers
6. Inequality and labour market
a. Wage inequality: theory and evidence
b. Race and gender in the labour market
c. Discrimination: theory and evidence
7. Climate change: effects on the labor market
8. Inequality in Italy
a. Income inequality
b. Wealth inequality
c. Wage inequality
Programme
Syllabus
1.Inequality between countries and within countries: definition and measures
2.Uneven growth: stylized facts and questions; Cross-country income differences
3. Economic institutions, growth and poverty traps
4. Distributional justice and inequality
a. Income inequality
b. Inequality of opportunity
c.Social mobility and intergenerational inequality
5. Inequality and redistribution: economic and political drivers
6. Inequality and labour market
a. Wage inequality: theory and evidence
b. Race and gender in the labour market
c. Discrimination: theory and evidence
7. Climate change: effects on the labor market
8. Inequality in Italy
a. Income inequality
b. Wealth inequality
c. Wage inequality
Core Documentation
Reading list available in the course material, MTeamsAttendance
requiredType of evaluation
Weitten essay, presentation teacher profile teaching materials
Syllabus
1.Inequality between countries and within countries: definition and measures
2.Uneven growth: stylized facts and questions; Cross-country income differences
3. Economic institutions, growth and poverty traps
4. Distributional justice and inequality
a. Income inequality
b. Inequality of opportunity
c.Social mobility and intergenerational inequality
5. Inequality and redistribution: economic and political drivers
6. Inequality and labour market
a. Wage inequality: theory and evidence
b. Race and gender in the labour market
c. Discrimination: theory and evidence
7. Climate change: effects on the labor market
8. Inequality in Italy
a. Income inequality
b. Wealth inequality
c. Wage inequality
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Programme
Syllabus
1.Inequality between countries and within countries: definition and measures
2.Uneven growth: stylized facts and questions; Cross-country income differences
3. Economic institutions, growth and poverty traps
4. Distributional justice and inequality
a. Income inequality
b. Inequality of opportunity
c.Social mobility and intergenerational inequality
5. Inequality and redistribution: economic and political drivers
6. Inequality and labour market
a. Wage inequality: theory and evidence
b. Race and gender in the labour market
c. Discrimination: theory and evidence
7. Climate change: effects on the labor market
8. Inequality in Italy
a. Income inequality
b. Wealth inequality
c. Wage inequality
Core Documentation
Reading list available in the course material, MTeamsAttendance
requiredType of evaluation
Weitten essay, presentation