Intensive course on Inequality and the Changing Distribution of Income

16th Trento Summer School
15 giugno 2015
15 - 26 June, 2015

Venue: Hotel Villa Madruzzo, Trento, Italy

Improved measures have yielded a better understanding of domestic and international patterns of inequality. But whether increased inequality undermines economic performance remains a controversial question.

This school will address the most critical questions. How does inequality affect economic performance? What is the empirical evidence of these effects? What explains the declining share of the middle class? How might policy make growth more inclusive? Do the causes of inequality differ between developed and developing countries? What policies might both improve economic performance and reduce inequality?

During the school, students will also have an opportunity to present their own work and receive comments from faculty.

The ideal candidates for the School are Ph.D. students, post-doctoral fellows, and newly minted researchers working in fields related to the school.

People interested in participating in the Summer School are encouraged to fill in the application form on line and are asked to submit a curriculum vitae, a two-pages essay describing their interest in the Economics of Inequality and the Changing Distribution of Income, a course transcript from their PhD program, including advanced examinations passed, two letters of recommendation, and statements about their current or projected research, along with relevant research papers, if any.

Applications are due by 23 April 2015.

Admissions decisions will be announced by 4 May 2015. All applicants will be informed by e-mail about the results.

The sessions will be held at Hotel Villa Madruzzo, Trento, Italy. All participants are required to stay for the entire duration of the event.
Food and accommodation will be covered by the School (except for meals during the weekend) and participants will have to cover travel expenses.

Organizing Committee:

  • Axel Leijonhufvud, UCLA and University of Trento
  • Martin Guzman, Columbia University GBS
  • Daniel Heymann, University of Buenos Aires and University of San Andrés
  • Enrico Zaninotto, University of Trento

Lecturers:

  • Branko Milanovic, City University of New York. Former Lead Economist of the World Bank's Research Department
  • Sebastian Galiani, University of Maryland
  • Guillermo Cruces, University of La Plata and CEDLAS
  • Fabrizio Zilibotti, University of Zurich
  • Paola Profeta, Università Bocconi Milano
  • Sanjay Reddy, The New School for Social Research New York
  • Arjun Jayadev, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Facundo Alvaredo, Paris School of Economics
  • Andrea Brandolini, Bank of Italy
  • Daniel Heymann, University of Buenos Aires and University of San Andrés
  • Martin Guzman, Columbia University GSB

Program Directors:

  • Axel Leijonhufvud, UCLA and University of Trento
  • Enrico Zaninotto, University of Trento

Director of CEEL:
Luigi Mittone, University of Trento

For further information see the webpage of the 16th Trento Summer School

Please direct logistical questions to the Summer School secretary (ccschool [at] economia.unitn.it)

This is the sixteenth of a series of intensive courses to be offered by the Cognitive Experimental Economics Laboratory (CEEL) with the financial support of John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation and of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET).