Economics (ECON) - The Economics of Income and Wealth

ECON 3086  The Economics of Income and Wealth

Prerequisites:

ECON 1006 and ECON 1007

Antirequisites:

ECON 3085

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course examines the prevailing theories of income and wealth determination and presents information and evidence relating to those theories. Among the topics treated are: accuracy of income data, measures of poverty and inequality, measures of living standards, sources of wealth and wealth accumulation, issues and controversies relating to the above.