Spring 2021

ECON 133 101 - DIS 101

Global Inequality and Growth

Marguerite Lauter

Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021

09:00 am - 09:59 am

Internet/Online

Class #:21989

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: Pending Review
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed

Offered through Economics

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 5

Enrolled: 20

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 25

Waitlist Max: 15

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Other classes by Marguerite Lauter

This course provides an introduction to the analysis of economic inequalities and the interplay between inequality and economic growth. It focuses on three sets of core questions: 1) How does inequality evolve over the path of development? 2) What are the theories that can explain the degree of economic inequalities and its dynamic? 3) How do policies affect inequalities, and what types of policies can foster equitable growth? The course addresses these issues from a global and historical perspective: it comprehensively deals with the United States today, but also with inequality in China, India, Latin America, and Europe, as far back as 1700.