Economic inequality and environmental degradation are among the greatest policy challenges of our time. Properly understanding global inequality trends and drivers, as well as their interactions with environmental degradation, is key to transit towards sustainable societies.
This course seeks to equip students with the necessary conceptual, analytical and empirical knowledge on the global economic inequality and on its interactions with environmental sustainability to properly understand these issues and act upon them.
The course will largely draw from the most recent research in the field of global economic inequality and in environmental sustainability.The course will largely be based on the World Inequality Report 2018 (Harvard University Press, 2018) and Insoutenables inégalités (Les Petits Matins, forthcoming at Harvard University Press) (See reading list below).
Lucas CHANCEL,Carola BERTONE
Cours magistral seul
English
Compulsory readings for each class detailed in the syllabus provided to students in the first class.
Bachelor level courses in economics, political science and public policy are preferable.
Autumn 2021-2022
Mid-term quiz (30%)
Final essay (70%)
The course is comprised of 12 lectures, some external speakers (researchers or professionals working on global economic inequality) may also intervene.
Alvaredo, F., Chancel, L., Piketty, T., Saez, E., Zucman, G., World Inequality Report 2018, Harvard University Press, 2018 also available online at wir2018.wid.world
Chancel, L., Insoutenables inégalités (Unsustainable inequalities), Les Petits Matins, 2017 (forthcoming at Harvard University Press in English)