Inequality & Distribution
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How About that Looming Robotic Job Apocalypse?
Aug 16, 2017
Why we should worry about job quality, not quantity—or robot overlords
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Surprise: The 1% Is Overrepresented in the Ivy League
Aug 11, 2017
New research shows that access to elite colleges varies by parents’ income—reinforcing inequality across generations
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Why Tax Cuts for the Rich Solve Nothing
Aug 1, 2017
Back-room deals on corporate tax reform won’t increase growth
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Working paper
Diversity in Economics: A Gender Analysis of Italian Academic Production
Aug 2017
Economists’ infamous failure at predicting the recent financial crisis has brought new impetus to studies on diversity in the economics profession. Such studies have underlined how diversity plays a prominent role in enriching economic analyses.
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YSI Workshop @ 2017 ECLAC Summer School on Latin American Economies
YSI
WorkshopJul 24–26, 2017
The YSI Latin America Working Group is hosting a workshop at the United Nations ECLAC Summer School on Latin American economies.
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The Retirement Wealth Inequality Machine
Jul 12, 2017
Professor Ghilarducci describes the roadblocks to securing retirement and retirement plans beyond the 401k.
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The Economic Case for Single Payer Health Care in the US
Jul 8, 2017
Greater efficiency, lower costs, and universal coverage make it the sustainable option, say some top economists
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Mass Incarceration’s Dangerous New Equilibrium
Jun 22, 2017
A new model probes why the US leads the world in jailing and imprisoning people, and what it will take to reverse course
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Globalization and the Developing World
YSI Latin America Convening 2017
YSI
ConferenceJun 17–21, 2017
The Young Scholars Initiative is hosting its regional convening for Latin America in Mexico City from 17-21 June.
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Developing Equality
A discussion with Craig
YSI
DiscussionJun 15–16, 2017
This seminar is happening at INET Oxford
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YSI Inequality Workshop
Hosted at London School of Economics International Inequalities Institute.
YSI
WorkshopJun 12–14, 2017
A workshop hosted by the YSI Inequality Working Group (IWG) will take place from 12-13 June at the London School of Economics in collaboration with the International Inequalities Institute (III).
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CFP - The Dimensions of Poverty Conference
Deadline: 31 January 2017
YSI
WorkshopJun 7–9, 2017
YSI Working Groups are cooperating with Dimensions of Poverty conference
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Trento Festival of Economics
YSI Europe Convening 2017
YSI
WorkshopJun 1–4, 2017
The Young Scholars Initiative and its working groups will be hosting meetings and discussions in and around the 2017 Trento Festival of Economics.
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The New Normal
May 19, 2017
Demand, Secular Stagnation and the Vanishing Middle-Class
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Microfinance & Austerity: No Womens' Empowerment without Community Involvement
May 17, 2017
How austerity policies and microfinance can bankrupt rather than empower women. Professor Girón discusses why microfinance cannot replace development banks.