Explaining the Rise of US Inequality: Exploring Angus Deaton’s ‘Sinister’ View
In this week’s blog, Paul Shaffer of Trent University explores Angus Deaton’s ‘sinister view’ on income inequality in the US. It is widely recognised that […]
Politics
ESRC GPID network advisor appointed as Under-Secretary-General of the UN
Professor Armida Alisjahbana, official advisor to the ESRC GPID network, has been named as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. This is the second major UN […]
Capital Deepening in the Twenty-first Century: a Wrap Up of Findings
This week, we wrap up our special series on the future of economic development, work, and wages in developing countries. We draw some conclusions. We […]
Fighting an Upskill Battle? Public Policy and the Robot Reserve Army
This week, we continue a special series on the future of economic development, work, and wages in developing countries. Last week we considered the potential […]
Drivers of automation: who or what leads the way?
This week, we continue a special series of blogs based on our new paper on the future of economic development, work, and wages in developing […]
The Rise of the Robot Reserve Army: Working Hard or Hardly Working?
The rise of a new global ‘robot reserve army’ will have profound effects on developing countries but will it mean people will be working hard […]
How did South East Asia achieve such rapid economic and social transformation in a short space of time?
This week, ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner, concludes the set of blogs on structural transformation and inclusive growth in South East Asia. Malaysia, Indonesia and […]
Inclusive Development: prospects and policies
What are the prospects for inclusive growth? What risks does technological change pose for inclusive growth? And what economic policies should be implemented to achieve […]
I’m more than my curve! What did Kuznets really say about inequality and economic development?
Simon Kuznets was an economist who made seminal contributions to the study of growth, development, inequality and economic history. He was awarded the Nobel prize […]
How to move mountains on inequality
In this week’s blog, Ben Phillips considers the global concentration of power and wealth and the struggle to reduce inequality through grassroots activism. January saw […]
