...with Economic Inequality (Ep. 30)
You've heard the statistics. Income inequality in the west is at its highest level in half a century. The three richest people are worth more than the poorest 48 countries in the world, combined. The top 1% of the world's population own 47% of the world's wealth. It goes on, and it is getting worse…
Episode 14: Battling Extreme Income Inequality with Dr. Miles Corak & Armine Yalnizyan
This episode features Dr. Miles Corak and Armine Yalnizyan. Dr. Corak is a full professor of economics with the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and senior scholar at the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality. Armine Yalnizyan has served as a senior ec…
Episode 1: Inequality After Immunity
On today’s show we are looking at Inequality in Canada after immunity. Join us as we talk with Dr. Miles Corak, Labour Economist and Economics Professor at the Graduate Centre at the City University of New York; and Mr. Jonathan Berrington, a Psychologist for the Frontier School Division in Mani…
Too Many Children Left Behind: the US achievement gap in comparative perspective
Contributor(s): Professor Jane Waldfogel, Dr Lee Elliott Major | The belief that with hard work and determination, all children have the opportunity to succeed in life is a cherished part of the American Dream. Yet, increased inequality in America has made that dream more difficult for many to obta…
Too Many Children Left Behind: the US achievement gap in comparative perspective
Contributor(s): Professor Jane Waldfogel, Dr Lee Elliott Major | The belief that with hard work and determination, all children have the opportunity to succeed in life is a cherished part of the American Dream. Yet, increased inequality in America has made that dream more difficult for many to obta…
Miles Corak on the Great Gatsby Curve and Cross-Country Comparisons of Inequality and Mobility
In the first episode of the new academic year, Steven sits down with Miles Corak to discuss cross-country comparisons of inequality and intergenerational mobility. They discuss the Great Gatsby Curve, the mechanisms behind the intergenerational persistence of socioeconomic status, and related innov…
Should Parents Get the Right to Vote for Their Kids?
Are Canadian elections actually fair if 7 million citizens are completely excluded from the process?
In this episode of The Missing Middle, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt unpack the hidden flaw in Canada’s electoral system: the complete disenfranchisement of children and young people. As Canada’s popu…
Should the rich get RICHER?
You’ve heard about the ultra wealthy in Canada? The top 1%? Did you know this small group represents 24% of Canada’s total net wealth. That’s right. 1% controls almost a quarter of our national net wealth.
And if that isn’t scary, consider this.
In the U.S., the top 1% controls almost 32% of t…
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