TED Talks
Chrystia Freeland: The rise of the new global super-rich
Technology is advancing in leaps and bounds -- and so is economic inequality, says writer Chrystia Freeland. In an impassioned talk, she charts the rise of a new class of plutocrats (those who are extremely powerful because they are...
TED Talks
Hans Rosling: The best stats you've ever seen
You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world."
TED Talks
Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset
Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new analysis on China and the post-bailout world, mixed with classic data shows.
Crash Course
Social Mobility: Crash Course Sociology
Today we’re exploring social mobility in some more depth. We’ll look at intergenerational and intragenerational mobility and the difference between absolute and relative mobility. We’ll go over the long run upward social mobility trends...
Crash Course
The Impacts of Social Class: Crash Course Sociology
This week we are building on last week’s outline of American stratification to explore how class differences affect people’s daily lives. We’ll explore variations in everything from values & beliefs to health outcomes, and look at how...
Crash Course
Social Stratification in the US: Crash Course Sociology
Social class in America is... hard to talk about. As Sociology, the difficulty lies in pinning down what we mean by "Social Class." In this episode of Crash Course Sociology, Nicole chats to us about how Sociologists figure this out so...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
What Tax Records Can Tell Us About Gender Inequality
Professor Casarico explains why her focus on gender and the “glass ceiling” can help us push forward economic thinking. She also explains the importance of looking at income rather than earnings, using tax records in a novel way....
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Pavlina Tcherneva - Bottom Up Fiscal Policy: Direct Employment of the Unemployed
To cure unemployment, mostly we prime the pump: we devise fiscal strategies on the presumption that jobs follow economic growth. But the strategies have not worked, unemployment remains high. That is why Pavlina Tcherneva studies...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Innovation Needs Inventors
By not addressing inclusivity, we are losing entire generations of new minds. MIT Economist John Van Reenan describes this in his research as the "lost Einstein" effect, and argues that to get innovation back on track we need to do a...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How the Stock Market Drives Wealth Inequality
When the stock market grows faster than the housing market, the gains of the top 1% outpace those of the middle class. INET Fellow and University of Bonn professor Moritz Schularick discusses the drivers of wealth inequality.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Is Poverty More Worrying than Inequality?
Xavier Gabaix argues that public policies should prioritize alleviating deprivation at the bottom over narrowing the rich-poor gap. Gabaix discusses why economies fluctuate, and postulates that firm-level shocks, meaning when a large...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Lance Taylor: Maynard's Revenge
In INET's exclusive interview with Lance Taylor, he discusses the concepts behind his recent book "Maynard's Revenge: The Collapse of Free Market Macroeconomics"
Financial Times
Crunched: is the inequality gap really widening?
FT data journalists Federica Cocco and John Burn-Murdoch take a look at the numbers behind the wealth gap amid growing concern that inequality is worsening
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Natural Cycle of Recoveries
In part 4 of INET's interview with Lance Taylor, he says that the recovery from the crisis will take time, and should involve increased labor buying power and more private investment from profits
Curated Video
Understanding Economic Growth: Benefits, Limitations, and Impact on Quality of Life
The video is a lecture on economic growth. The presenter discusses the financial benefits of economic growth, such as increased consumption of goods and services. However, he also highlights the limitations and challenges attached to...
Curated Video
Globalization: Definition, Causes, and Impacts
In this video, the lecturer defines globalization as the process of economic and financial integration that has progressively removed national boundaries from the financing, production, sale, and distribution of goods and services. He...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Victor Yakovenko: What Causes Inequality? An Econophysics Approach
Welcome to our video series titled "New Economic Thinking." The series will feature dozens of conversations with leading economists on the most important issues facing economics and the global economy today. This episode features...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Luigi Pasinetti’s Intellectual Formation; Italy and the two Cambridges
Luigi Pasinetti’s Intellectual Formation; Italy and the two Cambridges
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Inequality Matters
In part 3 of INET's interview with Lance Taylor, he discusses the idea of how the growing income gap in the United States drove the build up of debt, and will continue to exacerbate the effects of the crisis
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Does Inflation Targeting Make the Poor Poorer?
Central banks' shooting for a specific rate of inflation may seem like gospel now, but it wasn’t always that way. Mario Seccareccia, professor of economics at the University of Ottawa, traces the history of the policy from New Zealand to...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Future of the Safety Net
A lot has changed since our taxes and benefits were designed, and the consequences of delaying reform are rising. Harvard professor Karen Dynan has a proposal we all might be able to agree with before time runs out. In this interview,...
The Wall Street Journal
Economic Inequality in Urban America
Raj Chetty discusses how the economic downturn provoked by the global pandemic will have a long-lasting impact for low-income workers in America during an appearance at WSJ's Future of Everything Series.
Curated Video
India outshines G7 & G20 nations in income distribution
In an achievement that few predicted a decade ago, India has climbed to the top ranks of the world’s most income-equal countries. Watch in for more details!
Curated Video
Financial impact of tax bill versions
Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' is under scrutiny as family finances could shift based on differences in the House and Senate versions, particularly tax credits and deductions. (Scripps News)