Inequality & Economic Policy (OOL)
Virtual /Online | Registration opens Tuesday, August 19, 2025 10:00 AM
Economics plays a central role in every aspect of society. This program examines the causes and potential solutions to inequality in the US from an economic perspective. We will explore the history of different types of inequality, the underlying data and evidence, and the policy levers available to address these issues. Each lecture, led by a subject matter expert with a PhD in economics, will stand alone. Topics may include climate change, healthcare economics, economic inequality, economic mobility, discrimination in public policy, and the wealth gap.
TUESDAYS, OCTOBER 14 THROUGH NOVEMBER 18
Noon CT | Each live session is 90 minutes
Tuesday, October 14
Tuesday, October 21
Tuesday, October 28
Tuesday, November 4
Tuesday, November 11
Tuesday, November 18
This program is being held virtually via Zoom.
As this class is delivered by the National Resource Center for OLLIs (NRC) at Northwestern University, you will receive a welcome email from osheronline@northwestern.edu. The email will include your credentials (username & password) as well as a hyperlink to the Osher Online Website through which you will access your course website. Please save the link once you receive it. Multi-session courses will use this same link each week.
Geof 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, and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town and at Nanjing University. He has served as an economic consultant for the International Monetary Fund, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.