In this seminar, we deal with the recent literature on wealth inequality. In particular, we will discuss research papers on trends, drivers, and the various dimensions of wealth inequality.
A component of the seminar is an ungraded presentation.
Required: A good understanding of econometrics (OLS and causal inference). Bachelor students are required to have taken the course "Introduction to Econometrics".
Max. 20 participants.
Application: Please send an e-mail to Timo Stieglitz (stiglitt@hu-berlin.de) until March 31, 2024, also indicating the program you are studying. If there are more applicants than spots, we will draw a lottery in advance and let you know about the result by April 05, 2024.
Zucman, Gabriel. "Global wealth inequality." Annual Review of Economics 11 (2019): 109-138.
Roine, Jesper, and Daniel Waldenström. "Long-run trends in the distribution of income and wealth." Handbook of Income Distribution 2 (2015): 469-592.
Chancel, Lucas, et al., eds. World inequality report 2022. Harvard University Press, 2022.
(Also available online: https://wir2022.wid.world/ ).
StO/PO BA BWL und VWL 2016: 6 LP, Modul: "Themen der europäischen Wirtschaftsgeschichte"
StO/PO MA 2016: 6 LP, Modul: "Economic History"
StO/PO MEMS 2016: 6 LP, Modul: "Economic History", Major: Macroeconomics
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