Descriptif
The objective of this course is to present recent – and less recent - work on income and wealth inequality with a focus on long run inequality and its determinants, lifetime inequality and intergenerational mobility. It intends to mix theoretical and empirical approaches.
Diplôme(s) concerné(s)
Format des notes
Numérique sur 20Littérale/grade réduitPour les étudiants du diplôme MScT-Data and Economics for Public Policy (DEPP)
Le rattrapage est autorisé (Note de rattrapage conservée)- Crédits ECTS acquis : 3 ECTS
La note obtenue rentre dans le calcul de votre GPA.
Programme détaillé
Economics of Inequality: Measures & Findings
This a first draft of the lecture, subject to further changes
1- Introduction: Why do we care about inequality? Theoretical and empirical justifications
2- Long-run trends in income inequality
3- Determinants of labor income inequality
4- Redistribution: Labor supply theory and optimal redistribution
5- Long-run trends in wealth inequality
6- Determinants of wealth inequality
7- Going beyond current (cross sectional) income inequality: lifetime income inequality and intergenerational mobility
8- Concluding remarks
