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Tag Archives: Inequality
Can poverty rise while inequality is flat?
I recently saw a great post about how there’s been a big increase in inequality within the bottom half of the income distribution (between the 3rd and 1st (bottom) deciles) from 1996-2008, which then fell but rose again 2011-2016. The … Continue reading
The Boris Johnson ‘Cornflake’ model of social mobility
There are some Boris Johnson news stories we can all enjoy. Like that time he fell in a river. Or when he got stuck up on a zip-wire. Or even when he rescued that woman being menaced by youths – … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Johnson, cornflake, Inequality, IQ, Mayor of London, social mobility
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California climate policy inequalities: Win-win, lose-lose, or somewhere in between?
In 2006, California approved AB 32, a sweeping law to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. Fynnwin Prager, a researcher at the University of Southern California, examines the implications of AB 32 for economic inequality. It is often … Continue reading
Inequality and civic morality
The moral bankruptcy of the modern rich is a popular topic these days; whether they are private individuals avoiding tax (see Jimmy Carr, Lord Ashcroft, and the new kings of full-on tax evasion, Dolce & Gabanna), or the heads of … Continue reading
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Tagged civic morality, George Romney, Inequality, inequality hypothesis, Mitt Romney, tax avoidance, Wilkinson
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