607.170 (17W) Inequality
Overview
- Lecturer
- Course title german Inequality
- Type Course (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 4.0
- Registrations 2 (40 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- possible language(s) of the assessment German , English
- Course begins on 04.10.2017
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
The ideas, key concepts, and notation used in the applied and theoretical inequality literature.
The basic skills required to understand and develop basic applied or theoretical inequality arguments.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
Lectures and group work.
Course content
Introduction to the Political Economy of Inequality.
Topics:
- Income and Capital
- The Dynamics of the Capital/Income Ratio
- The Structure of Inequality
- Regulating Capital in the 21st Century
- Relation of the US Debate to Europe
Prior knowledge expected
None
Literature
Main reference:
Piketty (2014) Capital in the Twenty-First Century.
Examination information
Examination methodology
Assessment is by means of a two-hour, unseen, closed book exam accounting for 80% of the final grade. The take-home problem set performance enters the finale grade with 20%. Prerequisite for exam admission is the satisfactory completion of at least one take-home problem set.
Examination topic(s)
Examined will be all lecture material, problem sets, and the assigned (background) reading.
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
Assessment is by means of a two-hour, unseen, closed book exam accounting for 80% of the final grade. The take-home problem set performance enters the finale grade with 20%. Prerequisite for exam admission is the satisfactory completion of at least one take-home problem set.
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration
(SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
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Subject: Vertiefung aus Volkswirtschaftslehre
(Compulsory elective)
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§10(1) Vertiefung aus Volkswirtschaftslehre (
2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
- 607.170 Inequality (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
-
§10(1) Vertiefung aus Volkswirtschaftslehre (
2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Vertiefung aus Volkswirtschaftslehre
(Compulsory elective)
- Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration
(SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
-
Subject: Vertiefung aus Volkswirtschaftslehre
(Compulsory elective)
-
§10(1) Vertiefung aus Volkswirtschaftslehre (
2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
- 607.170 Inequality (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
-
§10(1) Vertiefung aus Volkswirtschaftslehre (
2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Vertiefung aus Volkswirtschaftslehre
(Compulsory elective)
- Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration
(SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
-
Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)
-
§11 Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 10.0 ECTS)
- 607.170 Inequality (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
-
§11 Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 10.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration
(SKZ: 518, Version: 12W.1)
-
Subject: Vertiefung Volkswirtschaftslehre
(Compulsory elective)
-
Vertiefung Volkswirtschaftslehre (
2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
- 607.170 Inequality (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
-
Vertiefung Volkswirtschaftslehre (
2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Vertiefung Volkswirtschaftslehre
(Compulsory elective)
- Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration
(SKZ: 518, Version: 12W.1)
-
Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)
-
Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 10.0 ECTS)
- 607.170 Inequality (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
-
Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 10.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)
- Master's degree programme Applied Business Administration
(SKZ: 918, Version: 12W.4)
-
Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)
-
Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
- 607.170 Inequality (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
-
Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme Business and Law
(SKZ: 519, Version: 12W.3)
-
Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)
-
Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
- 607.170 Inequality (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
-
Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)
- Master's degree programme Business and Law
(SKZ: 909, Version: 12W.4)
-
Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)
-
Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
- 607.170 Inequality (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
-
Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
-
Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)