PPT-Chapter 11: Economic and Social Inequality

Table 111 Household Income Distribution in the United States 2016 Source US Census Bureau Historical Income Tables Households Tables H1 and H2 See https wwwcensusgov datatablestimeseriesdemoincomepovertyhistoricalincome. Dr Carlie Goldsmith . Aims of the workshop . Introduce you to academic debates on social inequality. . Examine rates of income and wealth inequality in Britain and comparatively. . Examine evidence that shows how the size of the gaps in income affects social life, and in particular the prevalence of social problems. . Kuznets Curves, and Openness.. By. Matthew Higgins . and. Jeffrey G. Williamson. The . three. . hypothesis. Inequality. . and. . cohort. . size. Inequality. . and. . openness. Kuznet. . curve. Nora Lustig. Tulane University. New Challenges for Growth and Productivity. The Growth Dialogue – G24. Washington, DC -- September 25, 2013. 1. Inequality in Latin America is high…. . …but declining since around 2000. Economic Growth: . The Case of Brazil. Camila. Matins-. Bekat. . & . Kishore. G. . Kulkarni. Victoria Han & . Vesselina. . Pentcheva. P. ertinent Questions. Is all inequality equal in its effect?. Professor Diane Elson. University of Essex UK. Presentation to Advanced Graduate Workshop. Initiative for Policy Dialogue. Bangalore January 2015. Inequality of . w. hat?. Preference satisfaction? . Ch. 7. I began to see a trend of articles like this one around the recession and shortly after. Ask yourself, why do people play the lotto? What kind of people play the lotto (do rich billionaires play it for example, or working/poor classes? Think critically - if there is a spike in sales of lotto tickets, what does that say about the economy, about society, about people? Desperate? Hopeful? . Twenty-First . Century. Joseph E. Stiglitz. International Economic Association World Congress. Mexico City. June 2017. What is to be explained?. Enormous increase in inequality in income and wealth over past third of a century. (WB PRWP 7795). Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán (World Bank). Luis-Felipe López-Calva (World Bank). Nora Lustig (Tulane University). Daniel Valderrama (Georgetown University). IEA 18. th. World Congress. Chapter 11. “. Our world has never been more connected or more prosperous than it is today. Yet right now, one in every three of us alive today does not have access to the most basic needs for a decent life - food, education, medical care, a safe environment.. Agenda. Race and Economics in the United States. The Founding of the NAACP. The Great Migration: Looking for Economic Opportunity. The Great Depression: Fighting for Economic Inclusion. The Civil Rights Victory and Struggle for Greater . Robert Reich. A . Graphical. Look . at. . Economic. Inequality. Robert Reich Poses 3 Questions. What is happening in terms of the distribution of income and wealth?. Why?. Is that a problem?. 6/19/2015. Capital, Inequality, Growth. (Master APE & PPD) . (EHESS & Paris School of Economics). Thomas Piketty. Academic year . 2021-2022. Syllabus & Reading List . (check . on line. for updated version). Inequality. Göran Therborn. University of . Cambridge. University of . Helsinki. 11.9.2013. From . Differences. to . Inequalities. In . pre-modern. . times. . there. . was. no . inequality. There. Martin . Ravallion. 1. Public Lecture, . Ungku. Aziz Center for Development Studies, . University of Malaya, January 29 2019. Inequality is getting much attention globally. Part A: How are we doing? .