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Fabrizio Perri

PhD Lectures 2024
Inequality and Macroeconomics: Facts and Theories

 

 

Syllabus (updated May 18, 2024)

Schedule

Slides

1. Inequality in macro: facts for United States and other developed economies (Revised May 14, 2024)

2. Neo-classical macro models of inequality: theory (Revised May 14, 2024)

3. Neo-classical macro models of inequality: bringing together theory and facts (Revised May 16, 2024)

4. Neo-keynesian models of inequality (Revised May 16, 2024)

5. Applications (Revised May 18, 2024)

Data Sources

US based:

IPUMS CPS. Harmonized micro data from the US Current Population Survey

IPUMS CENSUS. Harmonized micro data from the US Census

PSID. Panel Study of Income Dynamics

CEX. Consumer Expenditure Survey

SCF. Survey of Consumer Finances

IDDA. Income Distributions and Dynamics in America

International:

IPUMS International. Harmonized micro data from the Census in over 100 countries

LIS. Luxembourg Income Study

GRID. Global Repository of Income Dynamics

World bank World Development Indicators. Time series of economic and social indicators for every country in the world