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Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
This course occurs in the following program(s)
IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École
- Crédits ECTS: 2.00
Training officer(s)
C.FAVIER
Stakeholder(s)
Cristina FAVIER
Présentation
Prerequisite
none
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able to :
- understand why Welfare States exist;
- Understand how benefit design tries to reduce moral hazard and poverty traps.
- understand why Welfare States exist;
- Understand how benefit design tries to reduce moral hazard and poverty traps.
Presentation
1. Welfare States
1.1 Why did welfare states emerge? How did they develop?
1.2 The building blocks: Social insurance, social assistance, and individual insurance;
1.3 The economics of state intervention;
1.4 The economics of insurance, moral hazard and adverse selection;
2. Welfare state’s main schemes (excluding pensions)
2.1 Unemployment insurance: make-work pay;
2.2 Social Assistance;
2.3 Child and family policies;
3. Pensions
3.1 The traditional pay-as-you-go arrangement;
3.2 A demographic bomb?
3.3 The implicit debt problem;
3.4 Case studies on pension systems and reforms.
1.1 Why did welfare states emerge? How did they develop?
1.2 The building blocks: Social insurance, social assistance, and individual insurance;
1.3 The economics of state intervention;
1.4 The economics of insurance, moral hazard and adverse selection;
2. Welfare state’s main schemes (excluding pensions)
2.1 Unemployment insurance: make-work pay;
2.2 Social Assistance;
2.3 Child and family policies;
3. Pensions
3.1 The traditional pay-as-you-go arrangement;
3.2 A demographic bomb?
3.3 The implicit debt problem;
3.4 Case studies on pension systems and reforms.
Modalités
Organization
| Type | Amount of time | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Présentiel | |||
| Cours interactif | 16,00 | ||
| Autoformation | |||
| Recherche | 10,00 | ||
| Travail personnel | |||
| Group Project | 6,00 | ||
| Overall student workload | 32,00 | ||
Evaluation
Individual implication during lectures (punctuality, class attendance, contributing to discussion, written answers)
Group research (written document + presentation + discussion).
Group research (written document + presentation + discussion).
| Control type | Duration | Amount | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrôle continu | |||
| Présentation orale | 0,40 | 1 | 30,00 |
| Participation | 16,00 | 1 | 20,00 |
| Examen (final) | |||
| Examen écrit | 2,00 | 1 | 50,00 |
| TOTAL | 100,00 | ||
Ressources
Bibliography
Nicholas Barr (2012). Economics of the Welfare State. Fifth Edition. Oxford University Press. -