Economic Inequality Courses and Certifications

Understanding economic inequality

11 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Understanding economic inequality, explores the causes of economic inequality in modern times and its consequences for success for the economy. The course will encourage you to ...

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Online Learning Campus - World Bank Group

The Future of Work: Preparing for Disruption

236 ratings

Only MOOC to explore the 2019 World Development Report (WDR) and workforce of the future. Learn how A.I., automation, advanced technologies and new businesses are changing the world.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

The Age of Sustainable Development

15 ratings

The Age of Sustainable Development" gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.

• Coursera
• 15 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part I - The Role of the State

392 ratings at Coursera

The state exists to maximize residents' well-being: examine market failures and public goods, weigh efficiency against equity, compare theories of distributive justice, and measure inequality.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Utrecht University

Inequality and Democracy

77 ratings at Coursera

Examine whether political equality can survive growing economic inequality, covering property rights and corporations, campaign finance and lobbying, tax avoidance, and alternative economic institutions.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

JAPAN'S INCOME INEOUITY AND SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM

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• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Age of Sustainable Development

10 ratings

Learn the basics of sustainable development -- what it is, why it's important and how we can achieve it.

• edX
• 14 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Trends for Business and Society

927 ratings at Coursera

In this course, you’ll learn to analyze rapidly changing global trends, their effects on consumer and labor markets, financial systems, and geopolitical relationships among countries all over the world.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Paul Krugman Teaches Economics And Society

Heighten your ability to read between the lines and decipher the underlying economics at play.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

The Economics of AI

101 ratings at Coursera

Analyze how AI reshapes the economy: model technological progress and production networks, growth singularities, labor markets and inequality, policy responses like UBI, and the AI control problem.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part II - Maximize Social Wellbeing

136 ratings at Coursera

Design a tax and transfer system that maximizes social wellbeing, working through the excess burden of taxation, tax incidence, progressivity, and the optimal income tax model.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

America's Poverty and Inequality Course

1 rating

It’s a special moment in U.S. history in which income inequality has reached unprecedented levels, poverty remains extreme, and racial and gender inequalities are intransigent. Why is there so much in

• edX
• 9 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Development Economics

1 rating

Examine how economies develop, from GDP and the Human Development Index to Rostow, Harrod–Domar and Lewis theories, poverty traps, inequality measurement, and comparative advantage.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Taxes: Law, Finance, and Inequality (Live Online)

40 ratings at CourseHorse

A historical examination of U.S. taxation as a tool of redistribution, macroeconomic management, and social control.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $355.00

The Making of the Market: An Introduction to Political Economy (Live Online)

33 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore the complexities of capitalist economies and their impact on wealth, resource allocation, and societal progress.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $335.00