Sustainable Growth and Inequality

Course goals

Learning objectives
At the end of the course the student is able to:

• Link Sustainable Growth and Inequality both theoretically and empirically; 
• Formulate and elaborate a relevant research question in this area;
• Read, reproduce and explain academic papers, both theoretical and empirical, on the topic of the course; 
• Prepare, present and moderate a seminar on selected course topics.

Content

In the last 50 years, many developed and developing countries have shown impressive rates of economic growth, generating substantial welfare increases. This period of economic growth has also coincided with increased levels of intra- and international inequality, however. In this course, we examine the main theories and evidence on economic growth and inequality and we study their interrelationships. In extension to this, the course analyses the criteria and contents of policy making on sustainable economic growth, where the gains from economic growth are shared more equally within society.