Income Redistribution Course
Gain expertise in income redistribution through hands-on tools for assessing inequality and poverty, designing tax and transfer reforms, conducting microsimulations with STATA or R, and producing impactful, data-backed policy notes to influence economic policies effectively in real-world scenarios.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This focused Income Redistribution Course equips you with essential tools to assess poverty and inequality, evaluate tax and transfer mechanisms, and formulate effective reform strategies. Master micro-simulation techniques using spreadsheets and open-source tools like STATA or R, interpret key distributional outcomes, and produce compelling policy briefs supported by solid evidence from country studies for tangible policy influence.
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Develop skills
- Measure poverty and inequality using Gini, Theil, and Atkinson indices on real data.
- Analyse tax and transfer systems to identify winners, losers, and impacts.
- Create fast micro-simulations in STATA or R for testing reform options.
- Develop practical redistribution reforms with phase-ins, costs, and compensations.
- Craft concise policy notes on income distribution featuring charts and key insights.
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