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Economics of Inequality (ECON0033)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department
Economics
Credit value
15
Restrictions
Suitable for: Final year Economics (L100 / L101 / L102), Econ/Geog (LL17), Econ/Stats (LG13), Phil/Econ (VL91), PPE (4V86) and BASc students, subject to satisfying the pre-requisites. Prerequisites: ECON0013: Microeconomics or equivalent and ECON0019 Quantitative Economics and Econometrics
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Aims: This module will bring students to the frontier of economic research on social inequalities, equipping them with the analytical tools to measure, assess, and address inequality from multiple perspectives. Additionally, students will develop valuable research skills by producing and presenting an original piece of empirical research.

Suitable for: Final year Economics (L100 / L101 / L102), Econ/Geog (LL17), Econ/Stats (LG13), Phil/Econ (VL91), PPE (4V86) and BASc students, subject to satisfying the pre-requisites.

Prerequisites: the main prerequisite is ECON0013: Microeconomics or equivalent.

Assumed knowledge: Basic laws of supply and demand, and the way they enter into the price mechanism, as well as elementary macro-economics. familiarity with the concepts of economic equality and the criteria for the efficient allocation of resources in the economy would also be useful.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 ÌýÌýÌý Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
70% Fixed-time remote activity
30% Other form of assessment
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

The methods of assessment for affiliate students may be different to those indicated above. Please contact the department for more information.

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
116
Module leader
Dr Michela Tincani
Who to contact for more information
r.maskell@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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