Vorlesung Übung International Income Distribution Analysis

Course Objectives This course provides an introduction to the empirical analysis of income distribution with particular emphasis on the practical application of theoretical and statistical concepts and on the principles of data analysis. The advantages and disadvantages of different empirical methods, the properties of different inequality and poverty measures, and the basis and significance of different international and German data sets are treated. The role of different income sources, including market income and wealth, and the redistributive effects of government taxes and transfers will be treated in some detail as will recent international trends in the development of inequality and poverty. In the second part of the course we go into detail with some of the latest empirical studies on the topic published by amongst others the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank. Performance requirements (Leistungsanforderungen) -Written Exam- (Klausur) & -Presentation with Written Summary- (Referat mit schriftlicher Ausarbeitung) - Details are to follow. Oral exams and essays (Hausarbeiten) can not be offered for capacity reasons. Participants are expected to participate actively in the course sessions. It is expected and essential that participants take part in the first introductory meeting. Students who would like to join the course at a later date are required to contact the instructor in his office to register for the course. It is a prerequisite for participation and for the admission to the exam that you are registered as an active participant. Semesterapparat: Bereichsbibliothek 3 Weitere Literaturhinweise findet Sie im Moodle-Kurs zur Lehrveranstaltung. Bemerkung Places will be allocated in the first session on the basis of registrations in HIS and on a first come first served basis Leistungsnachweis -Written Exam- (Klausur) & -Presentation with written summary- (Referat mit schriftlicher Ausarbeitung) - Details are to follow. FB 07 Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre -Written Exam- (Klausur) & -Presentation with written summary- (Referat mit schriftlicher Ausarbeitung) - Details are to follow. Uni Kassel WiSe 2016/17 Lehrveranstaltungspool FB 07 Dr. Toft Christian