ECONOMICS OF POVERTY AND INEQUALITY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( ECON 101 , 102 , and 310 ) or ( ECON 111 and 310 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the many ways poverty and inequality are measured. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Articulate and evaluate various theories for poverty. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Discuss historic responses to the problem of poverty. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify the numerous ways government policy seeks to alleviate poverty and inequality. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critique academic and policy research in the areas of poverty and inequality. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the many ways poverty and inequality are measured. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Articulate and evaluate various theories for poverty. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Discuss historic responses to the problem of poverty. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify the numerous ways government policy seeks to alleviate poverty and inequality. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critique academic and policy research in the areas of poverty and inequality. Audience: Undergraduate