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217.13 sec. 001 - Law, Economics, and Inequality (Spring 2024)
Instructor: Dhammika Dharmapala
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 2240 Piedmont 102
From January 12, 2024
To April 19, 2024
Course End: April 19, 2024
Class Number: 33481
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 4
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 24
As of: 07/30 03:46 PM
Inequality with respect to income and wealth - both within countries and at the global level - has attracted increased attention and scholarly discussion in recent years. This seminar seeks to provide an overview of this topic and its relationship to law and legal institutions. It draws primarily on the economic analysis of law and the economic theory of optimal taxation, but also considers various other normative and theoretical perspectives, including those from moral philosophy. Topics to be covered include (but are not limited to) the following: the background facts on within-country and global income and wealth inequality; the optimal taxation framework and theories of distributive justice; perspectives on the use of private law doctrines to redistribute wealth; theories of global justice; the relationship between meritocracy and economic inequality; the role of anti-discrimination law; the role of the family in transmitting inequality; college admissions, inequality, social mobility and the law; the impact of economic inequality on political inequality. The seminar does not require any background in the economic analysis of law or in tax law and policy. It has no prerequisites. Assessment includes a final paper.
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Exam Notes: (P) Final paper
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Course Category: Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP)
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Race and Law
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