Behind “America’s Finest City” lies a stark reality — one fueled by extreme economic inequality ... to assume that economic problems like poverty, high housing costs and inadequate ...

and the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have deepened these trends and challenged policymakers to respond. Economists say the causes of worsening inequality are complex and include ...

Social scientists have long debated the causes of economic inequality among Black Americans. The conversation among Black people reached a notable inflection point in 2004, when comedian Bill Cosby ...

His new book, Poverty, by America, studies various factors that contribute to economic inequality in the U.S., including housing segregation, predatory lending, the decline of unions and tax ...

The level of economic ... reduce inequality and poverty, such as a child tax credit, and increases in minimum wages. Supports partner programs in Southern states in workforce development and a policy ...

What causes economic inequality? In our list of six potential factors, the strong connection between money and politics resonates most with respondents, topping the list in 31 of 36 countries. Overall ...

This course introduces students to the types of economic inequality that exist, to data sources and methods used to measure growth and inequality, and to basic economic models used to understand ...

Economic insecurity in the United States, for instance, has not increased as much as inequality in the past 50 years. Thanks to a series of social reforms begun by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, ...

The Social and Economic Justice minor is designed to provide students with a framework to address the causes, consequences ... including economic inequality and poverty, gender inequality, and racial ...

STOCKHOLM, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Harvard economic historian Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel economics prize for her work exposing the causes of deeply rooted wage and labour market inequality ...