Income Redistribution Course
Gain mastery in income redistribution through practical tools to measure inequality, design tax and transfer reforms, conduct microsimulations, and produce data-driven policy notes for real-world economic decisions. This course equips you with skills to analyse poverty, evaluate systems, and propose credible reforms using spreadsheets, open-source software, and robust evidence from various countries.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This focused Income Redistribution Course provides hands-on tools to assess poverty and inequality, evaluate tax and transfer systems, and develop feasible reform strategies. You will learn micro-simulation techniques, spreadsheet applications, open-source software, interpretation of distributional outcomes, and crafting evidence-based policy notes using reliable country data for tangible impact.
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Develop skills
- Measure inequality and poverty using Gini, Theil, and Atkinson indices on real datasets.
- Analyse tax and transfer systems to determine who benefits, who loses, and by how much.
- Build quick micro-simulations in STATA or R to evaluate tax-benefit reform options.
- Design practical redistribution reforms including phase-in plans, costs, and compensations.
- Write concise policy notes on income distribution with clear charts and key messages.
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