Courses Master Display 2026-2027
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| Course title | Managing Inequality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course code | EBC4277 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS credits | 6,5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment | Whole/Half Grades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level | Intermediate/Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinator |
Steffen Kuenn, Alexander Vostroknutov For more information: s.kuenn@maastrichtuniversity.nl; a.vostroknutov@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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| Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals |
1. Learning goals: Identify and connect different inequalities in society and explain the economics behind it
2. Analyse the reasons why such inequalities arise, and the connection between them 3. Being able to develop and evaluate policy tools that can be used to mitigate the causes and/or consequences of inequality 4. Being able to read and evaluate empirical research analysing these issues |
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| Description |
This course studies examples of how inequality must be understood in terms of its causes and consequences and how it can be managed by policy (if necessary). Therefore, the course consists of case studies analysing different inequalities with respect to their causes, consequences, and policy tools. Examples of case studies are inequalities in the labour market (e.g. gender, discrimination), education, or health, as well as income inequality between countries or regions and over time, and climate change resulting in intergenerational and interregional inequality.
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| Literature |
Academic articles.
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| Prerequisites |
The course requires students to have a good understanding of economic models (utility and growth theory) and experimental as well as quantitative methods.
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| Assessment methods (INDICATIVE; course manual is definitive) | Final Paper / Attendance / Assignment / Presentation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations |
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| Transitional Regulations |
Note that from 2026-2027 onwards, EBC4273 "Systemic Risk and Sustainability", or EBC4276 "Inequality, Fairness and Policy Goals" is offered as a replacement course.
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