週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
第1週 |
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Course introduction and preview of syllabus
- Introduction to the course, expectations, and assessment |
第2週 |
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Overview of Inequality and welfare
-The concept of social welfare
-Overview of inequality and its causes |
第3週 |
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Foundations of Welfare Economics
- Pareto efficiency and the Pareto principle
- Social welfare functions |
第4週 |
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Measuring Inequality
- Gini coefficient
- Lorenz curve |
第5週 |
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Income and Wealth Inequality
- Sources of income and wealth inequality
- Capital accumulation and the distribution of wealth
- Intergenerational mobility |
第6週 |
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Inequality between countries
- Cross-country comparison of inequality: income and wealth
- Causes and consequences of global inequality
- The impact of globalization and trade on inequality |
第8週 |
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Gender and Racial Inequality
- Gender wage gap and labor force participation |
第9週 |
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Educational Inequality
- Inequalities in access to and quality of education
- The relationship between education and income inequality |
第10週 |
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Redistribution and Public Policy
- The role of government in redistribution
- The impact of taxes and transfers on inequality
- The balance between efficiency and equity |
第11週 |
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Welfare analysis
- Welfare effects of different economic policies
- The use of welfare measures in policy analysis |
第12週 |
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Optimal Linear Income Taxation
- Theory of optimal income taxation |
第13週 |
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Progressive taxation
- Definition and rationale for progressive taxation
- Effect of progressive taxation on inequality and economic behavior |
第14週 |
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Social security and social insurance
- Role of social security and insurance in reducing inequality
- Design and effectiveness of these programs |
第15週 |
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Welfare programs and their effectiveness
- Different types of welfare programs and their impact on inequality |
第16週 |
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Final Exam |