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Teaching kids better budgeting won’t fix post-pandemic inequalities. A more robust social safety net, less hoarding and squandering of wealth and more equitable tax policies might.
For those born around 1950, 84% earned more at age 30-34 than their own own parents did at the same age. It has been about 68% for those born since the early 1960s.
The snail’s pace of action in this year’s federal budget on climate is out of step with the urgency of the climate and income inequality crises.
As Canada emerges from the pandemic, creating jobs and achieving full employment are top priorities. Relegated to the back burner are balanced budgets and reducing debt.
Economists estimate the tax on households worth over $50 million could bring in $3 trillion over 10 years, but it will run into constitutional challenges.
You might be surprised to find yourself in the company of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the world’s richest 1%. This has big implications for planetary survival.
The pace of federal government action to date does not align with the urgency of the twin climate and inequality crises. The latest fiscal update doesn’t go far enough on either crisis.
The inner suburbs are home to large numbers of workers in jobs vulnerable to the pandemic. If they’re forced to seek cheaper housing in outer suburbs, the urban divide will widen.
Rebuilding cities post-pandemic will start with neighbourhood hope, and strong social and community planning.
For most of the past five decades, income inequality has been higher in rural counties than in urban areas. Now, urban areas are catching up.
An economist specializing in inequality explains how a basic income guarantee is just what low-wage workers and the economy need.
Economic inequality is growing across the world, but few are talking about the ways to tackle it.
The T-Mobile-Sprint merger is the latest example of weakened enforcement of antitrust laws, which reduces competition and exacerbates already-record levels of inequality.
Nobody else, apart from CEOs, has enjoyed a similar rise in their fortunes since the 1980s.
The gap between rich and poor is at record levels in the U.S., yet it varies widely among the states. A political scientist explains why.
The United States is exhibiting several of the signs that have historically resulted in uprisings and revolutions. Is another American revolution looming?
The phoney debate about corporate activism distracts from the need for a debate about inequality.
At 33%, New Zealand’s highest income tax rate is relatively low compared to other economies. Lifting it and cutting tax for low-income earners could improve welfare.
The key to arresting galloping inequality in Australia comes down to housing policy and reversing spiralling housing costs.
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow and Co-Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Nicolas Herault is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Bordeaux Schoool of Economics, Université de Bordeaux
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Associate Research Professor of Information Systems, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Professor, ESCP Business School
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Economics (Griffith University) and Teaching Associate (University of Queensland), Griffith University
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PhD candidate at the LSE and Research Fellow at the Superpower Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct associate, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Professor of Business and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, HHAUS Housing, Homelessness & Urban Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Professor in Social Policy, UNSW