Universidad Pública de Navarra - Nafarroako Univertsitate Publikoa
Public University of Navarre
| Course code: 171713 | Subject title: ECONOMICS OF POVERTY AND INEQUALITY | ||||
| Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Optative | Year: 4 | Period: 1º S | ||
| Department: Economía | |||||
| Lecturers: | |||||
| GARCIA PRADO, ARIADNA MARÍA [Mentoring ] | ECHAVARRI AGUINAGA, REBECA (Resp) [Mentoring ] | ||||
| MARTINEZ MORA, FRANCISCO DE ASIS [Mentoring ] | |||||
Contents
Economics of poverty and inequality is studied at the intersection of economic theory, empirical applications and policy implications. Curving inequality and poverty are the result of the complex interaction between economic policies and social norms, including institutions. From this perspective, the study of poverty and inequality has a very broad meaning and, therefore, this course will deal with issues ranging from poverty in health or education to inequality in access to labor and financial markets, and specifically includes the design and evaluation of social development programmes. Each of the topics is gender-sensitive by taking into account the role of sex, age, ethnic or religious group, as well as their intersectionality.
General proficiencies
CG01. Analytical capacity.
CG02. Planning and organization skills
CG04. Writing and speaking in English.
CG07. Solving problems skills
CG09. Teamwork skills
CG11. International work.
CG12. Ability to relate at the personal and professional level
CG14. Critical judgement and self-criticism
GG17. Autonomous learning.
GP19. Creativity.
CG23. Sensibility towards social and environmental problems
Specific proficiencies
CE02. Identify sources for relevant economic data and information.
CE03. Interpret and analyse microeconomic and macroeconomic data.
CE04. Use scientific tools and professional criteria to analyse economic problems.
CE05. Write advising reports on local, national or international economic issues or on sectorial analysis.
CE06. Write economic projects at regional, national or international level.
CE08. Identify and anticipate relevant economic problems related to the allocations of resources.
CE10. Evaluate consequences of different alternatives and select the best ones according to the objectives.
Learning outcomes
R_MDC_01. Identify and analyze problems related to development from an economic perspective
R_MDC_02. Understand and express statements about economic and development policies in a proper and rigorous way.
R_MDC_06. Evaluate and propose development policies from the perspective of efficiency, equity and sustainability
R_MDC_07. Knowledge and analysis of the institutional frame within which development and cooperation policies take place.
R_MDC_09. Analyze economic cases on growth and development with a retrospective perspective.
Methodology
| Methodology/Activity | Hours in the classroom | Hours out of the classroom |
| A-1 Participative lectures | 18 | |
| A-2 Applied seminars | 18 | |
| A-3 Debates, group discussion, office hours | 18 | |
| A-4 Team material production | 20 | |
| A-5 Reading complementary material | 30 | |
| A-6 Individual study | 30 | |
| A-7 Exams and case studies | 06 | |
| A-8 Individual office hours | 10 | |
| TOTAL | 60 | 90 |
Evaluation
| Learning outcome |
Assessment activity |
Weight (%) | It allows test resit |
Minimum required grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R_MDC_01 and R_MDC_09 | Case studies | 20 | Yes | No |
| R_MDC_02 | Presentations | 20 | Yes | No |
| R_MDC_06 | Final exam | 60 | Yes | No |
Agenda
Topic 1. Perspectives in the Economics of Poverty and Inequality
Topic 2. Health
Topic 3. Education
Topic 4. Labour
Topic 5. Corruption
Topic 6. Development Aid and Conditionality
Topic 7. Empowerment and market access programmes.
Topics will include laboratory sessions on the design and evaluation of social development programmes.
Bibliography
Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
- Acemoglu, D., Robinson J. (2012). Why nations fail? Crown Publishing Group. Massachusetts, USA.
- Banerjee A.V., Duflo E. (2011). Poor Economics. Public Affairs, New York.
- Banerjee A.V., Duflo E. (2019). Good Economics for hard times. Public Affairs, New York.
- Deaton, A. (2013). The great scape: Health, wealth, and the origins of inequality. Princeton University Press, New York.
- Gertler, P.J, Martínez S., Premand P., Rawlings L.B., Vermeersch C. (2007). Impact Evaluation in Practice, The World Bank. http://www.worldbank.org/pdt
- Mullainathan S., Shafir E. (2013). Scarcity. Penguin Books, London.
- Sen A.K. (1999): Development as freedom. New York.
- Sustein C., Thaler R. (2008). Nudge: Improving decisions about health, and happiness.
- World Bank (2015). World Development Report 2015: Mind, society and behavior. World Bank Group.