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Neelkanth Mishra cited standard economic theory to explain the trend but said India has been able to temper its effects in ...
Money and budgeting skills are undeniably important. But financial literacy education can’t ignore the broader economic ...
Spend a few minutes browsing political commentary or scrolling social media and you will discover a seemingly settled truth: inequality in the West is soaring, the middle class is being hollowed out, ...
Conditionality can prevent poor households from receiving cash transfers. Re-analyzing five randomized evaluations of conditional cash transfers, we find: (1) non-compliers — households that do not ...
With great wealth and desperate struggle often coexisting only minutes away from each other, inequality can feel like a defining part of life in Connecticut. But it's not just a sense or a vibe — data ...
Only about 40 percent of Americans believe tackling economic inequality should be a top priority. Yet, President Donald Trump won the 2024 election with his “economic policy.” If American voters are ...
Economic inequality was greater under the Han Dynasty than the Roman Empire. Average income in the Roman Empire was 2.25 times the subsistence minimum, compared to 1.88 in the Han Dynasty.
Shiller, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize said that wealth inequality is “the most important problem” we face today. But if we’re going to explore who is to blame for our economic inequality ...
This income inequality consistently stifles economic growth, reducing growth peaks as well as limiting the regional duration of growth cycles. Economic inequality also limits access to insurance ...
Outlook and Investment Considerations Despite its abundant natural resources, PNG faces structural challenges in diversifying its economy, enhancing infrastructure, and addressing inequality. Future ...
A new study helps us better understand one of the possible driving forces behind the erosion of democratic norms and institutions: economic inequality. Published in PNAS, this large cross-national ...
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A recent study from the Pew Research Center revealed widespread public concern about economic inequality in a survey conducted in 36 countries, including Indonesia. The results ...