OSHER ONLINE: Inequality and Economic Policy
| Dates: | October 14, 2025 |
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| Meets: | Tu from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
| Location: | Online - Zoom |
| Cost: | $60.00 |
Online registration is not available at this time. Please contact our office for more information.
Support Person: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Phone: (915) 747-6280 Email: olli@utep.edu
Please note: this course requires membership in courses that are currently unavailable
This course explores the economic causes and potential solutions to inequality in the United States. Led by subject matter experts with Ph.D.s in economics, lectures examine historical trends, key data, and policy tools. Topics may include climate change, healthcare economics, economic mobility, discrimination in public policy, and the disparities in wealth. Each session stands alone, offering diverse insights into pressing economic issues.
| Fee: | $60.00 |
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Online - Zoom
ZoomGeoffrey Woglom
Geof Woglom, PhD is professor emeritus of economics at Amherst College, where he taught for over 40 years. He has held visiting positions at Cambridge, Harvard, and the London School of Economics. Woglom was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town and at Nanjing University. Over his career, he has served as an economic consultant for the International Monetary Fund, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
