ECON 361 - Income Distribution and Problems of Inequality

ECON 361

A review of theories of the principal determinants of the distribution of income and wealth including labour supply, life-cycle savings, ability and investment in human capital, discrimination, intergenerational transfer mechanisms. Also examined are the distributional aspects of government tax transfer and social security programs.

Prerequisites: 
ECON 212

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