Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part I The Role of the State
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3 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 2436 | yes | Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv |
The fees for the course Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part I The Role of the State is -
| Head | Amount in INR |
| Certificate Fees | Rs. 2,436 |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Course Promo
- Introduction
- What is the Policymaker’s Goal?
- Maximizing Happinness: The case of Bhutan
- The Experiencing Self vs. the Remembering Self
- How Can the State Promote its Goal?
- The Ultimatum Game
- Financing Public Goods
- Providing Public Goods
- Internalizing Externalities
- Climate Change
- Summary
Readings
- Recommended Books
- Recommended Reading - Week 1
Assignment
- week 1
Plugins
- Opening survey
- How to succeed in this course?
Videos
- Defining and Measuring Economic Growth
- The Intuition of the Economic Growth Model
- Innovation (technology) as the Key to Economic Growth
- When Efficiency Promotes Equality
- When Inequality is Inefficient
- When Policy is Counter-Intuitive: The Classic Example of Comparative Advantage
- When there is a Trade-off Between Efficiency and Equality
- Using the Leaky Bucket Parable to Explain what is a Social Welfare Function
Readings
- Recommended Reading - Week 2
Assignment
- Week 2
Videos
- Distributive Justice Theories: Libertarianism and Utilitarianism
- Distributive Justice Theories: Maximin
- Distributive Justice Theories: Egalitarianism and Weighted Utilitarianism
- Understanding the Concept of Diminishing Marginal Utility from Consumption
- Policy Implications of Assuming Diminishing Marginal Utility from Consumption
- Illustrating Utilitarianism with a Real Life Example: Presenting the example
- Conventional Analysis of Taxing Damages Paid for Loss of Earnings
- Conventional Analysis of Taxing Damages for Medical Expenses
Readings
- Recommended Reading - Week 3
Assignment
- week 3
Videos
- Public Finance Analysis: Choosing the tax rule that would maximize Social Welfare
- Public Finance Analysis of Taxing Damages for Lost Earnings
- Public Finance Analysis of Taxing the Reimbursement of Medical Expenses
- Public Finance Analysis of Taxing Damages for Pain and Suffering
- The Policy Process: Summarizing what we've learnt from the Real Life Example
- Accounting for the Fact that People Live in Families
- Measuring Income Inequality
- Defining and Measuring Poverty
- Conclusion of Part I
Readings
- Recommended Reading - Week 4
- What's next?
Assignment
- week 4
- Final Exam
Plugin
- Post Course Survey