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Dec 22, 2024
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Goucher College 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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EC 203 - Economics of Inequality (2 Cr.)
This is a course dedicated to the study of inequality and poverty in the United States. In particular, we will examine how inequality and poverty are measured, consider the underlying causes of inequality/poverty, consequences of inequality/poverty and then consider how our views of these causes shape public policy. Inequality lies at the core of the national discussion on opportunity and equity. A key component of this course is to examine the complex policy issues that have arisen due to historic increases in income and wealth inequality-particularly as those inequalities have developed across race, ethnicity, gender, and social class. Prerequisite: EC 111 . Fall and spring semesters. Shepard.
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