The Facts on Inequality, Wealth, Income, and Working May Surprise You
- Author
- The Brookings Institution
- Published
- Wed 21 May 2014
- Episode Link
- https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/brookingscafeteriapodcast/Brookings20Cafeteria20Gary20Burtless.mp3
Economic issues are prolific in the public sphere, from taxes and inequality, to jobs and productivity and more. Even Thomas Piketty's book on wealth distribution is now a bestseller. How can a person make sense of the terms and of the discussion? One way is to talk to an economist, like , a senior fellow in the Economic Studies Program at Brookings. In this podcast, he offers his expertise to explain issues such as middle-class income gains, wealth distribution and Piketty's book in ways that both surprise and enlighten.
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