Global Inequality and Growth, 2025 Spring ECON 133 105 DIS 105

2025 Spring ECON 133 105 DIS 105

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.

Course Times
We 2:00pm - 2:59pm
Course Location
Evans 70
Course CCN
27135
Course Level
Undergraduate
Course Units
4
Section Type
Discussion
Course number
133