Income Redistribution Course
Gain hands-on skills in tackling income inequality through poverty measurement, tax-benefit analysis, micro-simulation modelling in tools like STATA or R, designing feasible reforms, and crafting compelling, evidence-based policy recommendations suited for Zambia's economic context and beyond.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid 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 systems, create micro-simulations using spreadsheets and open-source software like STATA or R, analyse distributional effects, and produce impactful policy notes backed by solid country data for effective real-world reforms.
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Develop skills
- Measure poverty and inequality using Gini, Theil, and Atkinson indices on real data.
- Evaluate tax and transfer programmes to identify winners, losers, and their impacts.
- Develop fast micro-simulations in STATA or R for testing redistribution reforms.
- Craft practical reform strategies including phase-ins, budgets, and support measures.
- Produce clear policy briefs on income distribution with charts and key insights.
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