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The
Golden Mean (week 1)
| Thursday,
26 August |
Why
Cultural Encounters?
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Aristotle
on Wealth in Society. |
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| Tuesday,
31 August |
Group
1 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 2 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
| Thursday,
2 September |
Group
3 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 4 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
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The
Classic Debate (weeks 2-3)
| Tuesday,
7 September |
Is
Inequality a Problem in the U.S.?
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Readings
by Friedman. |
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| Thursday,
9 September |
Is
Inequality a Problem in the U.S.?
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Readings
by Kolko. |
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Week 3
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| Tuesday,
14 September |
Group
1 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 2 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
| Thursday,
16 September |
Group
3 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 4 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
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Recent Trends in Equality and Ineqality(Weeks 4-5)
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| Tuesday,
21 September |
What
has happened with Income Distribution?
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Readings
on Income Distribution. |
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| Thursday,
23 September |
What
has happened with Wealth Distribution?
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Readings
on Wealth Distribution. |
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| Week
5 |
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Paper
Assignment: Do you think the trends in distribution are a cause
for concern?
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| Tuesday,
28 September |
Group
1 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 2 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
| Thursday,
30 September |
Group
3 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 4 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
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The
Deserving Rich (weeks 6-7)
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6 |
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| Monday,
5 October |
How
do the Rich get Rich?
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The Millionaire
Next Door. |
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| Wednesday,
7 October |
Do
Millionaires Deserve their Wealth?
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The Millionaire
Next Door. |
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| Week
7 |
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| Tuesday,
12 September |
Group
1 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 2 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
| Thursday,
14 October |
Group
3 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 4 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
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Fall
Break, 16 October to 24 October
The
History of Inequality in America (weeks 8-9)
| Week
8 |
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| Tuesday,
26 October |
How
have Wealth and Politics Interacted in US History?
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Wealth
and Democracy, pp. xi-371. Start Reading this During Break. |
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| Thursday,
28 October |
Is
there reason to be concerned for the future of American Democracy?
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Wealth
and Democracy, pp. 373-422. |
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| Week
9 |
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| Tuesday,
2 November |
Group
1 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 2 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
| Thursday,
4 November |
Group
3 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 4 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
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International
Trends in Inequality (weeks 10-11)
| Week
10 |
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| Tuesday,
9 November |
Is
international inequality increasing?
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"Divergence
Big Time." |
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| Thursday,
11 November |
Or
is it Decreasing?
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Sala-i-Martin. |
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| Week
11 |
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| Tuesday,
16 November |
Group
1 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 2 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
| Thursday,
18 November |
Group
3 Paper Tutorial, 8 to 9:30 am
Group 4 Paper Tutorial, 9:30 to 11 am |
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Mini
Research Project (weeks 10-11)
| Week
12 |
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| Tuesday,
23 November |
What
is your research project?
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Library
Orientation. Basement Conference Room. Not the IIF. |
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| Week
13 |
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Presentations
of Research Projects
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| Tuesday,
30 November |
On
Oral Presentations. |
| Thursday,
2 December |
Group
1 Presentations. |
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| Week
14 |
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Presentations
of Research Projects
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| Tuesday,
7 December |
Group
2 Presentations. |
| Thursday,
9 December |
Group
3 Presentations. |
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