Economics 363 - SEM:INEQUALITY
Fall
2012
01
4.00
Robert Buchele
MW 01:10-02:30
Smith College
19447-F12
SAGE 16
rbuchele@smith.edu
The causes and consequences of income and wealth inequality. Social class and social mobility in the U.S. The role of IQ and education. The distributional impact of technical change and globalization. Is there a "trade-off" between equality and economic growth? The benefits of competition and cooperation. Behavioral and experimental economics: selfishness, altruism and reciprocity. Fairness and the dogma of economic rationality. Does having more stuff make us happier? Prerequisites: ECO 220 and 250.
Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores