What’s fair? New theory on income inequality Date: May 27, 2015 Source: Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science Summary: The increasing inequality in income and wealth in ...

Price and Allocation Theory; Income and Employment Theory; Related Empirical Studies; History of Economic Thought, The Journal of Economic Abstracts, Vol. 4, No. 4 ...

They are clearly inappropriate, particularly at a time when low-income countries seek faster growth to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This IDS Bulletin article proposes a macroeconomic ...

Landscape Study of Federal Employment and Training Programs The United States government has funded various employment and job-training programs since the 1930s. Many of these programs remain in ...

Each week, In Theory takes on a big idea in the news and explores it from a range of perspectives. This week we’re talking about universal basic income. Need a primer? Catch up here.

This Technical Assistance report presents an international perspective on the employment impact of tax policy, and develops recommendations considering the background in the People’s Republic of China ...

New York, NY--May 28, 2015--The increasing inequality in income and wealth in recent years, together with excessive pay packages of CEOs in the U.S. and abroad, is of growing concern, especially ...

Once composed primarily of college and university professors in economics, the American Economic Association (AEA) now attracts 20,000+ members from academe, business, government, and consulting ...