Overview
Course Instructor(s)
- Jesus Crespo
- www.worldpoverty.io
- www.worldemissions.io
- consultant for world bank, central bank of austria, etc
- assessing poverty from outer space
- evidence-based policymaking
- education in Uganda
- demographic dividend in Kenya
- policy reform in Belarus
- Poverty and Inequality
- Climate Change
- Globalization - An Introduction
- Essletzbichler
Topics
- Challenges for Economics and Businesses
- perspectives to understand those challenges
- key concepts and methods
- evidence-based working
- relational understanding of economy, society, and nature
- conflicting targets and goals
Grading
- be present in class
- do 6 quizzes (out of 7) during the lectures
- multiple choice quizzes
- best 5 quizzes are worth up to 6 points (max 30 points)
- group homework(s)
Content
- Introduction CCBE
- Contemporary Problems
- Bits and Bobs CCBE
- A Tiny Introduction to Economics
- Globalization - An Introduction
- Globalization
- Economic Approaches and Socio-Economics
- Climate Change, Justice and Policy
- Climate Friendly Living
- Inequality
Readings
- Inheritance Tax is fair but unpopular - is there a solution
- Climate Change and Discounting the Future A Guide for the Perplexed
- How effictive is foreign eid?
- The Economist - Poverty
- Tackling climate breakdown and delivering economic justice must go hand in hand
- Trade and Globalization
- The Case for Universal Basic Services
- Making sense of Globalization in the 21st Century
- The future of developing countries and globalization after the pandemic
- Orientation, Exploring Economics
- Let Them Eat Pollution
- https://wu.instructure.com/courses/3581/modules/9709
- https://doi.org/10.1353/gso.2006.0010
Homeworks
First Homework
There will be a quiz on all 6 resources write 200 words about:
- Making sense of Globalization in the 21st Century
- The future of developing countries and globalization after the pandemic
- Orientation, Exploring Economics then read the rest of the material:
- Let Them Eat Pollution
- https://wu.instructure.com/courses/3581/modules/9709
- https://doi.org/10.1353/gso.2006.0010
Second Homework
- https://canvas.wu.ac.at/courses/3581/assignments/16038?module_item_id=56577
- My part will be 3.3-4, the last 2 bullet points
Third Homework
- Inequality
- read Inheritance Tax is fair but unpopular - is there a solution
- write max 800 words