ECON 415 - Income Inequality

Institution:

Denison University

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Description:

The substantive goal of this course is to facilitate an understanding of changes in the distribution of income in the United States, 1947 to the present. The course is subdivided into three parts, addressing the context, analysis, and policy environment, respectively. The first part of the course deals with the context of American income inequality and poverty. The primary focus is upon inequalities arising from the operation of the American labor market, but the ideological, demographic, macroeconomic and fiscal contexts are also identified and discussed. The second part of the course involves an analysis of poverty in the United States assigned to identify the principal causes of poverty among particular socioeconomic and demographic sub-populations. The third part of the course surveys the policy environment for poverty alleviation, including contemporary disputes about the nature and prospects of policy reform. Prerequisite: 301.(4 credits)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.denison.edu

Phone Number:

(740) 587-0810

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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