Gini 系数在 AS 就非常简单,了解它的意义就够了,它是被统计出来 indicate 一个国家的 income distribution equality 的程度的,也就是数值越高,越inequality,数值越低越 equality,比如 Gini 0.5 的国家就比 0.4 的要 inequal。数值是通过面积算出来...
Is wealth inequality higher or lower than income inequality? What does that mean? What is the difference between income and wealth? Give an example of each. What are the negative effects of income inequality? What is the basic argument for income inequality?
TED演讲稿 This subject: wealth and income inequality are the biggest moral crisis, and I’d also say it’s the spiritual crisis in America today, all around the world. This gap between the rich and everybody else is reaching critical proportions. And I think one of the biggest crises is ...
TED演讲稿 This subject: wealth and income inequality are the biggest moral crisis, and I’d also say it’s the spiritual crisis in America today, all around the world. This gap between the rich and everybody else is reaching critical proportions. And I think one of the biggest crises is ...
I keep running across blog posts showing the inequality of income and wealth in America. In a recent post I already discussed one reason why this data is fatally flawed, capital income is nothing like wage income—rather it is deferred consumption. Cou
Wealth inequalityIncome inequalityMonetary economyIn contrast to the standard aggregate monetary model which suggests that money growth is super-neutral in the long run with respect to real aggregate quantities, we find that the super-neutrality of money does not extend to inequality measures. Two ...
So, why should we care that wealth inequality is so much greater than even the historic levels of income inequality? While inequality is a natural result of competitive, capitalist economies, there’s plenty of evidence that shows that extreme levels of inequality is bad for business. For instan...
INCOME AND WEALTH INEQUALITY According to the Federal Reserve, in 1990 the richest 1 percent of America owned 40 percent of its wealth -- the greatest level of inequality among all rich nations, and the worst in U.S. history since the Roaring Twenties. Furthermore, the richest 20 percent ...
Wealth and Income Inequality Explained – The Basics of Economic Inequality ExplainedWe explain economic inequality from a historical perspective, and then consider the effects of wealth inequality and income inequality in America today.[1]The key here is realizing:...
With apologies to Bentham, income inequality data is nonsense, and wealth inequality data is nonsense on stilts. It’s all about consumption. Yglesias’ post was entitled “Poor People Are Much Poorer Than You Think.” Actually, if you are an observant person, and ignore the data, economic ...