LV-Leiter/in | Franziska Disslbacher, PhD, MSc, BSc, Emanuel List, PhD, MSc, BSc |
Planpunkte Bachelor | Vertiefung Volkswirtschaft - Verteilungstheorie und -empirie Spezialisierungslehrveranstaltung - Verteilungstheorie und -empirie |
Semesterstunden | 4 |
Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
Termine | ||||
Di, | 09.04.2024 | 12:00-16:00 Uhr | D3.0.222 (Lageplan) | |
Di, | 16.04.2024 | 12:00-16:00 Uhr | D3.0.222 (Lageplan) | |
Di, | 23.04.2024 | 12:00-16:00 Uhr | D3.0.222 (Lageplan) | |
Di, | 30.04.2024 | 12:00-16:00 Uhr | D3.0.222 (Lageplan) | |
Di, | 07.05.2024 | 12:00-16:00 Uhr | TC.5.18 (Lageplan) | |
Di, | 14.05.2024 | 15:15-19:15 Uhr | EA.5.044 (Lageplan) | |
Di, | 21.05.2024 | 13:00-16:00 Uhr | HM | D5.1.004 (Lageplan) |
Di, | 28.05.2024 | 14:00-18:00 Uhr | TC.5.16 (Lageplan) | |
Fr, | 07.06.2024 | 10:00-17:00 Uhr | TC.4.04 (Lageplan) | |
Sa, | 08.06.2024 | 10:00-17:00 Uhr | TC.4.04 (Lageplan) | |
Termindownload (ical) | Termine abonnieren |
Weitere Informationen | https://learn.wu.ac.at/vvz/24s/6062 |
Kontakt: | ||
franziska.disslbacher@wu.ac.at; emanuel.list@wu.ac.at | ||
Inhalte der LV: | ||
First, this course introduces the economics of distribution and inequality, and important research methods of this field. Second, it helps students improve their research skills by guiding them through a small research project based on the topics covered in the course. Throughout the semester, we are introducing grand empirical trends and debates around income and wealth inequality and confront theories on the economics of distribution with empirical evidence. We ask, among others: What is income, how can we measure it, how is it different from wealth? Has income inequality increased, and if so, where? How can we explain trends in income and wealth inequality? How is inequality different from poverty, economic insecurity, and social mobility? What are the economic consequences of increasing inequality? Does inequality really matter, and if so, for whom? How do the welfare state and public sector relate to inequality? Can taxes curb rising inequality? What is the role of labor market institutions, including minimum wages, collective bargaining, and firm-level wage setting, for wage and income inequality? We also prepare students for the work on their research project by discussing practical aspects around the measurement of inequality. We introduce classical measures of inequality and explain and show how to estimate them using complex survey data using the software R. In addition, we prepare students for the work on the projects by explaining and implementing important research methods used in the field economies of distribution, such as decomposition methods. |
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Lernergebnisse (Learning Outcomes): | ||
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Regelung zur Anwesenheit: | ||
Attendance is strictly required. Expectational absence in one unit is tolerated. |
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Lehr-/Lerndesign: | ||
The course mixes lectures, weekly readings, practical sessions where students work with data and statistical software packages, as well as student presentations during the final workshop at the end of the semester. Lectures:
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Leistung(en) für eine Beurteilung: | ||
35% Final exam 45% Group project, including two presentations 10% Quizzes 10% Active participation in discussions and attendance |
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Teilnahmevoraussetzung(en): | ||
Enrollment is based on the WU's ‘first come – first serve’. If you are registered but not able to participate, de-register via LPIS during the registration period so your place is available to students on the waiting list. |
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