Jennifer Warlick, Ph.D.

Lectures

The Lectures below are in chronological order.  When Schiller is the foundational text, the title of his chapter is the title of the lecture, however, most lectures contain suplemental material.

Spring 2007 Econ 30500 The Economics of Poverty

• Schiller, Chapter 1: Views of Inequality and Poverty
• Schiller, Chapter 2: Inequality
• Inequality (cont.)
• The limits of opportunity
• Deparle, Chapter 2: The Plantation: Mississppi, 1840-1960
• Schiller Chapter 3:  Counting the poor
• Schiller Chapter 3:  Who are the poor?
• Schiller Chapter 3:  How poor are the poor
• Schiller Chapter 4:  Labor force participation
• Schiller Chapter 5:  The Working Poor
• Schiller Chapter 6:  Age, Health, and Poverty
• Schiller Chapter 7:   Family size and family structure
• Schiller Chapter 8:  The Underclass: Culture and Race
• Schiller Chapter 9:  Education and Ability
• Schiller Chapter 10:  Discrimination in Education: Update on Schools in Ohio
• Schiller Chapter 11: Labor Market Discrimination
• Blank, "Who should help the poor?"
• Schiller Chapter 12:  Welfare Programs
• Why is Welfare so Hard to Reform
• Was Welfare Reform Successful?
• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
• Schiller Chapter 13:  Social insurance programs
• Schiller Chapter 14:  Employment Policies
• Schiller Chapter 15:   Equal Opportunity Policies
• Schiller Chapter 16:  Directions and Prospects

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