Study location	Netherlands, Maastricht
Type	Summer Courses, Intensive - Full time
Nominal duration	1 week (2 ECTS)
Study language	English
Course code	MSS1023

Tuition fee	€399 one-time Early Bird Discount: €349,00. Valid until 17 February 2025.

Entry qualification

Enrolled as an Undergraduate student or Undergraduate diploma Students are not expected to have any prior knowledge of economics or gender. All students with an interest in gender equality is welcome. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English The language of the course is English, so we expect a fluent level and the ability to follow and participate in class.

More information	maastrichtsummerschool.nl

Overview

Course Description
Starting with the “founding fathers” economics was a male dominated field and it still remains so today as the majority of academic staff and undergraduate students are male compared to other disciplines. This large gender gap and slow change rate, leads the economics field to be shaped by men for men. Hence, the issues that females face get ignored and are often treated as social problems. This course aims to focus the attention of the students back to these problems and re-introduce them as economic problems that should matter to all rather than just half the population. The course will introduce the basic economic concepts and theories with relation to gender (such as tax, poverty, GDP, income effect, labour force participation rate, unemployment etc) and utilise statistics from different countries to portray a realistic picture of the world. By the end of the course, students will have a better understanding of economic concepts and understand how to incorporate gender inequality data to support their arguments. Students are not expected to have any prior knowledge of economics or gender, but an interest in gender equality or a fairer world is a must. Importantly, this course will be approaching gender as binary with respect to the data used. However, discussions on how to achieve a more diverse and fair world for all remains the primary goal.

Goals
By the end of this course, students are expected to be able to:
• Describe the shortcomings of using Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a way to measure economic growth with regards to gender equality;
• Identify the difference between a public good and a private good;
• Define Period Poverty and explore the effect of taxes in product accessibility;
• Examine the relationship between education, income and gender;
• Discuss the role of population growth vs birth control in economic growth;
• Use real-life data to strengthen the arguments of gender equality.

Recommend Literature
• Acemoglu, D., Laibson, D. I., & List, J. A. (2022). Economics (Third edition. Global edition). Pearson Education Limited. www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9781292411149 2.
• Graaf, N. D. d., & Wiertz, D. (2019). Societal problems as public bads. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. doi.org/10.4324/9781351063463 3.
• Criado-Perez, C. (2019). Invisible women : exposing data bias in a world designed for men.
• Chatto & Windus. 4. Glayzer, E. J., Jennings, C. T., Schlaeger, J. M., Watkins, B., Rieseler, A., Ray, M., Lee,A., & Glayzer, J. E. (2024). Fighting for menstrual equity through period product pantries. Women’s Health, 20.doi.org/10.1177/17455057241281459

Teaching Methods
Interactive Class, Lectures, PBL Tutorials, Presentations

Assessment Methods
Attendance, Participation, Presentations

Course Coordinator
Irem Apaydin