income inequality
43 episodes mention this concept
barryseconomicsJan 21, 2026The Deception of Economic Measurement: Why GDP and Averages Fail to Reflect Lived Reality
EconomicsGross Domestic Product (GDP)Average IncomeMedian Real Disposable IncomeIncome Inequality
barryseconomicsDec 21, 2025The Hidden Costs of Inequality: Internalized Worthlessness and the Economics of Humiliation
EconomicsInternalized worthlessnessFinancial insecuritySocial exclusionStatus anxiety
NewEconomicThinkingMar 19, 2025The Contested Future of Work: AI, Inequality, and the Choice for Pro-Worker Technology
EconomicsCountervailing powersTechnology VisionariesAlternative technological pathsShared prosperity
EconomicsExplainedNov 10, 2024Chile's Economic Paradox: Prosperity, Inequality, and the Legacy of the Chicago Boys
EconomicsIncome inequalityPrivatizationEconomic shock treatmentExport dependency
NewEconomicThinkingJun 26, 2024China's Gilded Age: Unbundling Corruption and its Role in Economic Growth and Systemic Risk
EconomicsAccess MoneySpeed MoneyPetty Theft (corruption)Grand Theft (corruption)
Awakening RichardJun 8, 2024Chinese Elite Professor Zhang's Critique of Western Democracy: Capital, Media, and Globalist Control
GeopoliticsProcedural DemocracyRepresentative DemocracyFinancial ColonialismCapitalist Elites
EconomicsExplainedAug 6, 2023The Shifting Global Economic Order: Globalization's Impact on US Dominance and Proposed Solutions
EconomicsEconomic outputPurchasing power parity (PPP)Global economic influenceGlobalization
NewEconomicThinkingJul 26, 2023The Economics of Intergenerational Mobility, Inequality, and Justice
EconomicsWelfarismIntergenerational persistence of inequalityMortality tablesIncome inequality
EconomicsExplainedFeb 19, 2023The Complexities of Economic Equality: Measuring, Achieving, and Defining the 'Most Equal Country'
EconomicsIncome inequalityWealth inequalityGini coefficientLorenz curve
NewEconomicThinkingJan 18, 2023Inequality 101: Understanding and Addressing the Core Challenges of Our Time
Economicsinequalityincome inequalitygender inequalitycitizenship rent
NewEconomicThinkingDec 14, 2022The New Economics of Debt and Financial Fragility: Unmasking Post-2008 Financial Instability
EconomicsFinancial fragilityFinancial liberalizationEndemic financial instabilitySavings-investment intermediation
NewEconomicThinkingOct 19, 2022The Path to Prosperity in a Post-Global World: Re-anchoring Wealth, Place, and Social Cohesion
EconomicsNeoliberal economic orthodoxyFelt experienceGlobal wealth creationIncome inequality
NewEconomicThinkingSep 28, 2022The Great Gatsby Curve: Inequality, Social Mobility, and the Subversion of the American Dream
EconomicsGreat Gatsby CurveAmerican DreamIncome InequalitySocial Mobility
NewEconomicThinkingAug 31, 2022How to Unfck Finance: Deconstructing the Bloated and Inefficient Financial Sector
FinanceCapital allocationFinancial market efficiencyFinancial system efficiencyProductivity growth
NewEconomicThinkingJul 12, 2021Public Debt and Fiscal Policy: Navigating a Sea Change in Macroeconomic Thinking
EconomicsFiscal policyPublic debtAusterityMacroeconomic policy
NewEconomicThinkingMar 8, 2021Digital Technology, Pandemic, and Accelerated Transformations: Economic, Social, and Governance Impacts
EconomicsDigital transformationPandemic accelerationTechnology adoptionTelehealth
NewEconomicThinkingMar 1, 2021Texas Grid Collapse, Pandemic Response, and the Crisis of Mainstream Economics
EconomicsFree-market competitionRegulatory standardsDemand inelasticitySupply collapse
NewEconomicThinkingFeb 2, 2021There Is No Going Back to Normalcy: Navigating America's Cascading Crises
GeopoliticsCascading crisesElite consensusWorking class displacementIncome inequality
EconomicsExplainedNov 26, 2020The Paradox of Dutch Wealth Inequality: Why High Taxes Don't Always Level the Playing Field
EconomicsWealth InequalityIncome InequalityGini CoefficientSocial Security System
NewEconomicThinkingOct 29, 2020AI, Work, and Inequality: Designing a More Equitable Future in the Digital Age
EconomicsDigitization of everythingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Digital goods (free, perfect, instant)Job displacement
NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020Unmasking Systemic Flaws: Intellectual Property, Access to Medicines, and Pandemic Response in the Global South
EconomicsIntellectual Property Rights (IPR)Generic MedicinesAccess to Medicines MovementNeoliberal Economics
NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020Rethinking the 21st Century Social Contract Amidst COVID-19: Fragility, Inequality, and Technological Acceleration
EconomicsSocial Contract (21st Century)Fragility of WorkIncome InequalityGig Economy
NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020Michael Pettis on Global Fracture: Capital Flows, Inequality, and the Ineffectiveness of Trade Policy
EconomicsIncome inequalityTrade imbalancesCurrent account surplusCurrent account deficit
NewEconomicThinkingAug 19, 2020Redesigning the Social Safety Net: Policy Reforms for Fiscal Stability and Inclusive Growth
EconomicsSocial insurance programsAutomatic stabilizersFiscal stimulusPayroll tax
NewEconomicThinkingJun 19, 2020Trillions in COVID-19 Bailouts: Disproportionate Benefits, Replicated Mistakes, and Eroding Trust
EconomicsCOVID-19 bailoutsAsset holdersMoral hazardTrickle-down economics
EconomicsExplainedApr 5, 2020The Future of Economic Growth: Examining the Limits of Sustained Prosperity
EconomicsEconomic growthIndustrial RevolutionExponential growthGDP (Gross Domestic Product)
EconomicsExplainedJan 12, 2020Sweden's Economic Paradox: High Equality, High Wealth Inequality, and Entrepreneurial Success
EconomicsStandard of livingWorkers' rightsQuality of life indicatorsMonetary policy
EconomicsExplainedDec 15, 2019The Modern Economy of Russia: Post-Soviet Transition, Oligarchy, and Extreme Inequality
EconomicsGDPCentrally planned economyMarket economyShock therapy
NewEconomicThinkingDec 11, 2019Rethinking Globalization: Why Neoliberal Policies Failed and How Countries Can Reclaim Economic Destiny with Ha-Joon Chang
EconomicsGlobalization (basic definition)Globalization (comprehensive definition)Trade liberalizationInvestment liberalization
NewEconomicThinkingDec 11, 2019The Inescapable Politics of Economics: Five Reasons Why Economics is Political Economics with Ha-Joon Chang
EconomicsPolitical economicsGovernment economic policyLaissez-faireMarket failure approach
NewEconomicThinkingDec 11, 2019Defining, Measuring, and Understanding the Economic, Social, and Political Impact of Inequality
EconomicsNeoliberalismFree-market ideologyTrickle-down theoryPolitics of envy
NewEconomicThinkingDec 11, 2019Financial Crises, Deregulation, and the Flawed Economic Paradigm: A Critique of Modern Finance
EconomicsFinancial crisisQuantitative easingBudget deficitGoldilocks economy
NewEconomicThinkingOct 9, 2019Measuring Economic Democracy: Index, Implications, and the Brexit Challenge
EconomicsEconomic Democracy Index (EDI)Associational DemocracyFinancial CooperativesTrade Union Density
NewEconomicThinkingJul 24, 2019AI, Autonomy, and the Future of Labor: Economic and Societal Challenges
EconomicsHuman autonomyArtificial intelligence (AI)AutomationDeep learning
NewEconomicThinkingJun 19, 2019The Looming Crisis: How Rising Household Debt and Inadequate Measurements Threaten the Next Recession
EconomicsHousehold debtRecessionIncome inequalityStandard of living
NewEconomicThinkingFeb 4, 2019Annie Lowrey on Universal Basic Income: Diverse Perspectives, Policy Nuances, and Global Implementations
EconomicsUniversal Basic Income (UBI)Technological UnemploymentWork Disincentive EffectMeans-Tested Programs
NewEconomicThinkingJan 30, 2019Rethinking Inequality Measurement: A Critique of Tax-Based Data and the Case for Global Macroeconomics
EconomicsIncome inequalityWealth inequalityTax system complexityReporting requirements
NewEconomicThinkingNov 30, 2018Market Solutions, Moral Dilemmas: Examining the Limits of Rational Economic Man and Voluntary Exchange
EconomicsRational Economic ManVoluntary ExchangeMoral AmbiguityDecentralized Decisions
NewEconomicThinkingOct 3, 2018The End of American Exceptionalism: Rethinking US Foreign Policy and Domestic Priorities
GeopoliticsAmerican exceptionalismImperial overextensionAnachronistic foreign policyEconomic colossus
NewEconomicThinkingApr 25, 2018The Body Market: The Ethics and Economics of Commodifying Organs and Human Services
EconomicsFree market in organsSupply and demand gapCoercion (economic)Exploitation
NewEconomicThinkingDec 12, 2017Reversing Dual Economies: A Critique of Financialization, Shareholder Value, and Neoclassical Economics
Economicsdual economiescruel economyfinancializationsustainable prosperity
NewEconomicThinkingNov 16, 2017A Decade of Stagnation: Challenging Conventional Economic Wisdom with Demand-Side Explanations
Economicsautonomous demand expansionspersistent effectspotential outputequilibrium output
NewEconomicThinkingNov 10, 2017Nicola Sturgeon's Opening Remarks: The Imperative of Diverse Expert Opinion and Inclusive Growth in Economic Policymaking
EconomicsNew Economic ThinkingFinancial Crisis (2007-2008)Policy ConsensusDissenting Views
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Concepts that appear alongside income inequality across episodes.
- wealth inequality
- gini coefficient
- automation
- monetary policy
- comparative advantage
- globalization
- social mobility
- digital transformation
- household debt
- factors of production
- secular stagnation
- financialization
- global inequality
- universal basic income (ubi)
- gender inequality
- fiscal stimulus
- altruism
- systemic risk
- stock buybacks
- diseases of despair