Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part II - Maximize Social Wellbeing, Universidad de Tel Aviv
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If you really care about the big questions in the economies and societies of the 21st century, such as distributive justice - namely, inequality of income or wealth, and its correlation with economic growth - this course is meant for you. The knowledge you will gain can truly change your outlook on our world.
"Economic Growth and Distributive Justice - Maximizing Social Wellbeing" is the second part of a two part course and it includes the following five lectures:
(1) The excess burden of taxation
(2) Tax incidence: who bears the economic burden of tax?
(3) Progressivity: definition and ways to achieve
(4) Low Income, Low Ability and the Optimal Income Tax Model
(5) Designing the Tax and Transfer System that Maximizes Social Wellbeing
If you haven't done that already, we strongly recommend that you register for the first part of the course: "Economic Growth and Distributive Justice - the Role of the State". Taking both parts of the course would enable you to obtain a fuller and more comprehensive knowledge about Economic Growth and Distributed Justice.
The course is founded upon the elemental idea that the role of the state is to maximize the well-being - or simply the happiness - of its residents. In 9 fascinating, edifying lessons, using only simple words and decoding professional terminologies that sometimes baffle the intelligent layman, the course expounds many truths – both intuitive and unintuitive. Often using examples from the US and Europe, it does not however focus on policies in any particular region of the world, and is directly applicable to all countries around the globe.
The course touches upon the essence of important concepts like efficiency and equity, inequality and poverty, gross domestic product, tax evasion and tax planning; it presents the work of Nobel Laureate James Mirrlees and his followers - promoting a coherent system that integrates tax and government expenditures to maximize social welfare; and illuminates a range of high-profile issues from their economic angle:
• Climate change: the atmosphere and oceans as public goods, and how smart (Pigovian) taxation can be used to combat the rapidly increasing threats to our planet;
• Technology as the engine of economic growth;
• Taxing the rich: How can we mitigate the growing inequality problem? Should we impose a global tax on capital?
The curriculum includes interviews with major figures in the fields of law and of economics: Harvard's Elhanan Helpman, Dan Shaviro from NYU and Richard Epstein from the University of Chicago and NYU.
After successfully completing this course, you can expect to be able to:
• better understand economic issues presented in the media
• form an informed opinion on the strengths and weaknesses of presented social economic policies
• define and measure inequality and poverty
• define the connection between inequality (income, wealth) and economic growth
• explain the foundations of economic growth
• design a tax and transfer system to maximize the happiness of individuals
All these will allow you to better understand the policies being developed around you, and to play a larger, more informed role in their development, as a conscientious citizen.
In order to receive academic credit for this course you must successfully pass the academic exam on campus. For information on how to register for the academic exam – https://tauonline.tau.ac.il/registration
Additionally, you can apply to certain degrees using the grades you received on the courses. Read more on this here –
https://go.tau.ac.il/b.a/mooc-acceptance
Teachers interested in teaching this course in their class rooms are invited to explore our Academic High school program here – https://tauonline.tau.ac.il/online-highschool
This course is a direct extension of the first part "Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part I -The Role of the State", so if you have not yet taken it, we highly recommend you start your learning from there (https://www.coursera.org/learn/economic-growth-part-1/home/welcome)....
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por RG
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May 26, 2017
Excellent course. Great presentation by professor. Should be required for elected representatives in Congress.
por MB
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Jun 11, 2017
I started with no knowledge of how to maximize social well-being. All of the lectures made sense. Great class.
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por Niv Michaeli
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Jan 27, 2019
capitalist propaganda
por Juan Pablo Pantoja Ruíz
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Jan 09, 2018
It's a good course, gives you the basis of economic law principles that apply to tax law and policies regarding its distribution.
por Raz Weinstock
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Nov 28, 2017
Thank you, it was fun.
por Joy Smith
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Sep 11, 2017
good info about a boring subject. About week 5: quiz (not exam) has 2 "check all that apply" questions with the square check boxes. You can't tell how many answers to check unless you just know the answer. This type question is difficult to pass. However, to pass this quiz you must get all 4 out of 5 correct, therefore you have to answer at least one of the all that apply questions correctly.
por khar
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Sep 01, 2017
Great course, the Teacher is amazing! Everithing is clear with incredible explanation!
por syedzainaliraza
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Aug 02, 2017
This is an excellent course for introductory distributive justice.
por Ibrahim Niftiyev
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Jun 20, 2017
If you are interested in the theme like the role of taxation in the redistribution process, then this course will be useful for you. However, the "economic growth" part of the title is a little bit misunderstandable.
por Michael Boyd
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Jun 11, 2017
I started with no knowledge of how to maximize social well-being. All of the lectures made sense. Great class.
por Robert Gianino
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May 26, 2017
Excellent course. Great presentation by professor. Should be required for elected representatives in Congress.
