income inequality
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Human Behavior in the Presence of Wildfire Smoke: New Methods Reveal Differences in Group Responses
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There is a growing awareness about the harmful effects of wildfire smoke and how those effects vary across socioeconomic groups. A new study by Berke et al. in Nature Human Behaviour suggests that differences in groups’ behavior, influenced by socioeconomic realities, may help explain why disadvantaged groups are disproportionately impacted…
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How Inequality in the US Follows Racial Lines
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“There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America—there’s the United States of America.” – Barack Obama, 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address The 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address, which helped launch then Illinois State Senator Barack Obama into the spotlight, was…
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Aquaculture May Reduce Rural Poverty, Income Inequality
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Since 2014, more than half of all fish consumed by humans have been farmed rather than caught in the wild. Aquaculture — which includes the farming of not only fish, but also mollusks, shellfish, algae, seaweed and more — has grown exponentially for decades and has emerged as a major…
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How Does Vocational Education Impact Income Gaps?
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Education plays an important role in countering inequality, and education policy can be an efficient tool for policymakers to reduce income disparities. According to the Economic Policy Institute, on average, a family in the top one percent of the U.S. income distribution earned 26.3 times as much as a family…
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Nutritional Effects of Food Deserts: A Story of Supply or Demand
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Despite possessing over one-third of the world’s wealth, America suffers from higher poverty rates and worse health outcomes than other wealthy countries. Poor health outcomes are not felt equally across the country but, rather, are disproportionately concentrated in the poorest neighborhoods. One potential reason for this inequality is that low-income…
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Understanding the 2016 U.S. Election: Evidence from European Populism
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Donald Trump’s unexpected electoral victory has raised several questions about the future of American and global politics, but one question that political pundits have focused on is how President Trump was able to garner a groundswell of populist support. Political scientists Ronald Inglehart and Pippa Norris evaluate two theories, one economic…
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The Child Factor: Drilling Down on Income Segregation
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Income segregation in neighborhoods in the United States has increased over the past few decades, but certain demographic groups have experienced a sharper rise than others. Only two-thirds of households in the United States are families, defined as two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption. The other…
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Winners and Losers: Income Inequality and Its Effects on Outcomes in Major League Baseball
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Those superstar salaries? A new study of professional baseball shows they may be dragging down your team’s performance.
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A Path out of Gridlock? Perspectives from Senator Evan Bayh
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Former Senator Evan Bayh shares his thoughts on ending gridlock, cutting the deficit, and stimulating economic growth.
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The Mystery of Concentrated Poverty: The Hidden Role of Cross-Race Income Segregation
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In American cities, economic and racial segregation play a dual role in perpetuating concentrated poverty.
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Still Unequal, Less Separate
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A recent paper found that Americans are highly segregated by income. A new paper finds the opposite is true for race.