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.

Fall 2009 Econ 33500 The Economics of Poverty

• Schiller, Chapter 1: Views of Inequality and Poverty
• Schiller, Chapter 2: Inequality Outline
• Schiller Chapter 2: Measuring Inequality
• Schiller Chapter 2: Income Mobility
• Deparle, Chapter 2: The Plantation: Mississppi, 1840-1960
• Schiller Chapter 3:  Counting the poor
• Schiller Chapter 3:  Who are the poor?
• Schiller Chapter 3: Materials and Questions for Counting the Poor
• Schiller Chapter 4:  Global Poverty and Inequality--How poor are America's poor?
• Schiller Chapter 5: Labor Force Participation
• Schiller Chapter 6: The Working Poor
• Schiller Chapter 7:  Age and Health
• Schiller Chapter 8: Family Size and Structure
• Schiller, Chapter 9: The Underclass: Culture and Race
• Schiller, Chapter 10: Causes of Poverty: Education and Ability
• Discussion of Hard Times at Douglass High and Children in America's Schools
• Update on Ohio's Schools
• Schiller, Chapter 12: Discrimination in the Labor Market
• Who Should Help the Poor?
• Schiller, Chapter 13: Welfare Programs
• Why is Welfare so Hard to Reform?
• The Earned Income Tax Credit
• Schiller, Chapter 14: Social Insurance Programs
• Schiller, Chapter 15: Employment Policies
• Schiller, Chapter 16: Equal Opportunity Policies
• Schiller, Chapter 17: Grande Finale, Directions and Prospects
• Schiller Chapter 15: Employment Policies

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