TED Talks
Thomas Piketty: New thoughts on capital in the twenty-first century
French economist Thomas Piketty caused a sensation in early 2014 with his book on a simple, brutal formula explaining economic inequality: r > g (meaning that return on capital is generally higher than economic growth). Here, he talks...
Crash Course
Income and Wealth Inequality: Crash Course Economics
Inequality is a big, big subject. There's racial inequality, gender inequality, and lots and lots of other kinds of inequality. This is Econ, so we're going to talk about wealth inequality and income inequality. There's no question that...
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...
Wonderscape
Understanding Systemic Racism: Its Roots and Impact
This video delves into the concept of systemic racism, exploring its historical foundations and present-day implications in the United States. It explains the distinction between individual and institutional racism, highlighting how...
Financial Times
Inheritance tax: a contentious levy ripe for reform?
Whether you believe inheritance tax helps fight inequality or is an unfair additional tax on the wealthy, it accounts for just 0.5 per cent of total tax revenues across the countries that levy it. But as the FT’s Stefan Wagstyl reports,...
Economics Explained
What Is The Most Equal Country on Earth?
Income and wealth inequality are two of the most debate issues in the world of economics. In this video we look at some of the most equal countries in the world to see what they are doing right 0:00 - 2:05 Intro 2:06 - 4:30 Gini...
TLDR News
How the Housing Market Screwed Young People
If we drill down into the data of the UK's housing crisis, it's clear that young people face the most difficult challenges when trying to get on the property ladder. So in this video, we break down what's behind the generational...
Professor Dave Explains
Universal Basic Income (UBI)
Wouldn't it be amazing if the government just gave you money every month, so that you didn't have to worry so much about rent and bills? Well this precise arrangement has been discussed among economists for centuries. It's called...
TLDR News
The UK's Income Inequality Crisis Explained
The UK has a rate of income inequality higher than most other nations. How much of an issue is the inequality, what is driving it and is it actually getting worse?
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
One Nation, Under Finance
Access to finance was supposed to reduce inequality, and make us all better off. Why hasn't that happened? Birmingham City Business School Senior Lecturer Hanna Szymborska calls for economists and bankers to look more deeply, and to root...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Martin Schuerz on Wealth Distribution
A member of the Austrian Central Bank tells us his research on wealth and income inequality in Europe. Before the crisis, the European Central Bank commissioned work on the liabilities side of European debt. Research from the Austrian...
Economics Explained
The Economy of Mexico
Despite its many critics, Mexico has some surprisingly strong economic characteristics. A great export market, a thriving manufacturing industry, natural resources, a young and productive workforce, and even things like geography are all...
Economics Explained
The Rather Pathetic Economy of Russia | Economics Explained
The Rather Pathetic Economy of Russia | Economics Explained
Economics Explained
Young Generations Are Now Poorer Than Their Parents And It's Changing Our Economies
Young Generations Are Now Poorer Than Their Parents And It's Changing Our Economies
Economics Explained
How The Dutch Economy Shows We Can not Reduce Wealth Inequality With Taxes: The Gini Coefficient
The Economic Explained team uses Statista for conducting our research. Check out their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuj2... This is the Netherlands, a picturesque nation filled with windmills, tulip fields, and uhh...
Economics Explained
The Growing Generational Wealth Gap
It’s the hope of almost every generation in history that their children and grandchildren will go on to live wealthier more prosperous lives than their own. People put countless hours of thought and planning into things like their...
Economics Explained
Is Wealth Inequality Actually a Problem?: The Rise Of Wealth Inequality
The wealthiest among us today live a life unparalleled by any other human throughout history. The greatest Kings and emperors could only dream of the life afforded to today’s billionaires. It doesn’t end there, even mere...
Economics Explained
Is Wealth Inequality Actually a Problem?: Pushing Others Down
The wealthiest among us today live a life unparalleled by any other human throughout history. The greatest Kings and emperors could only dream of the life afforded to today’s billionaires. It doesn’t end there, even mere...
Economics Explained
Is Wealth Inequality Actually a Problem?: The Benefits Of Inequality
The wealthiest among us today live a life unparalleled by any other human throughout history. The greatest Kings and emperors could only dream of the life afforded to today’s billionaires. It doesn’t end there, even mere...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Income Inequality: The Global Haves And Have-Nots In The 21st Century
Although inequality has recently become one of the current topics "de jour" in the economics profession, Branko Milanovic is certainly not a newbie to this area. Indeed, the World Bank economist and development specialist (currently a...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Who Picked the Pockets of America’s Households?
The 2008 financial meltdown wiped out what was left of the savings of millions of American families, but Professor Edward Wolff says decades of income inequality had set the stage for the collapse of their household wealth.
Professor Dave Explains
Understanding Wealth Inequality
We've talked about public goods and externalities, and one negative externality associated with economic decisions is wealth inequality. A certain measure of wealth inequality is expected and desirable for any economy. But when this...
Bloomberg
Nouriel Roubini Sees Global Debt Trap Driving Inflation
Sep.21 -- Nouriel Roubini, CEO at Roubini Macro Associates, discusses the impact of global fiscal and central bank policy on inflation, economic growth, and inequality. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."