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Inequality, Growth and Human Development

Country:
Italy

Language:
English

Level of instruction:
N/A

Periodicity:
Summer 5 days (10 sessions) Each session 3.5 hours

Description:

• Concepts, dimensions, measurement and decomposition of Inequality
• Inequality changes in historical perspective and in the post-World-War II period
• Spatial inequality as a contributor to total inequality
• Horizontal inequality as a component of total inequality
• Measured inequality, perceived inequality and social mobility
• Theories of income inequality
• Methodologies and models to assess the impact of policy changes on the distribution of income
• Causes of the within country inequality rises observed since 1980
• The impact of inequality changes on key economic and social variables

Method of instruction:
Lectures; Discussions;

Supported by:
Unidea- UniCredit Foundation; U. Florence Dept. Economics; Europ. Dev. Network

Support to:
University of Florence

Support for:
PhD students, Mid-level practitioners from developing countries

Commencement:
2006

Contacts:
Unidea
summerschool@unicreditfoundation.org

Website:

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