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Measuring Economic Inequality in Today’s World
UCL (University College London)
  • Start Date: 23 May, 2022
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Learn to analyse data related to economic inequality, and present it in a way that can foster government policy change.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

Measure wealth and income inequality to promote meaningful public policy change


Overall living standards around the world have jumped in the past 250 years, but this has been accompanied by unprecedented economic inequalities in modern society. A few countries have achieved affluence, in many, most people still live in grinding poverty, and the rest fall somewhere in between.


The first step to combating economic and income inequality is collecting, examining, and interpreting data related to these issues. Only then can governments address them with changes to public policy.


This four-week course from University College London (UCL) gives you the foundations you need to begin to engage in tackling these global concerns.


Foster real change with effective data analysis


Successful measurement of inequality depends on careful data analysis using the right metrics. That’s why you’ll learn the specific skills needed to evaluate data related to wealth and income inequality.


Explore specific public policy changes to combat inequality


You’ll also get appropriate background readings explaining what economic inequality looks like in societies today, how it has changed over time, and how governments can address the issue.


With these insights, and your data-handling and statistical skills, you will gain the confidence to participate in debates on inequality and on how policies can change it.


Enjoy the support of CORE and seasoned economics experts


University College London is a proud base for CORE (Curriculum Open-access Resources in Economics), a global community dedicated to developing innovative and accessible learning materials in economics.


The course is based on CORE’s suite of ebooks created by the world’s top researchers and educators. The University’s levels of excellence are consistently maintained, and you’ll benefit from them throughout this course.


This course is designed for anyone interested in using statistical software for data analysis, especially to help address economic inequality. Undergraduates, postgraduates, and secondary school students (from GCSE level) will all benefit from it.


For the best experience, we recommend using a laptop or computer to complete this course. Some tasks require the use of software that is not suitable to be completed on a mobile phone. To complete the data exercises, you’ll need access to Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.


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    • UCL (University College London)

      UCL was founded in 1826. It was the first English university established after Oxford and Cambridge, the first to open up university education to those previously excluded from it, and the first to provide systematic teaching of law, architecture and medicine.

      UCL is among the world’s top universities, as reflected by performance in a range of international rankings and tables. UCL currently has over 35,000 students from 150 countries and over 11,000 staff. UCL’s annual income is more than £1 billion.

       

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