Economics
Topics
Income inequality
The degree to which income is distributed unequally in an economy or population; income inequality can be illustrated using a Lorenz Curve and measured using the Gini coefficient.
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Key Diagrams - The Lorenz Curve
Student Videos
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The Decade The Rich Won
1st February 2022
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Earned and Unearned Income
Student Videos
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UK sees first mid-recession wealth boom since the mid-1940s
12th July 2021
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Why concentration of wealth makes the US economy fragile
24th June 2021
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DRC’s rich soil bears few riches for its miners
17th May 2021
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Is K the new U? How economic recovery may be K-shaped
27th January 2021
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Household debt: Workers borrowed more in 2020 to prop up incomes
21st January 2021
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Relative Poverty - 2021 Revision Update
Study Notes
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Is Trickle-Down Economics Dead?
21st December 2020
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Evaluating Supply Side Policies (Online Lesson)
Online Lessons
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The unequal impact of coronavirus
9th April 2020
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New Economic Thinking: Inequality - The Bigger Picture
4th February 2020
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New Economic Thinking: What is happening to Inequality Now?
4th February 2020
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New Economic Thinking: Inequality - What is Happening?
4th February 2020
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New Economic Thinking: How Do We Measure Inequality?
4th February 2020
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New Economic Thinking: Inequality - Why Should We Care?
4th February 2020
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Who are the super-rich in the UK?
23rd January 2020
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Income Inequality and Wealth Inequality
Student Videos
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Six tax-based ways to tackle inequality
18th December 2019
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Distribution of Income (2019 Update)
Student Videos
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Why The Inequality Gap Is Growing Between Rich And Poor
31st May 2019
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Maths Made Easy for A-Level Economics - Quantiles
Student Videos
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The Dutch Historian who savaged the Davos Elite
2nd February 2019
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What explains the divide between rich and poor?
Study Notes
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The Economics of Superstars
12th September 2018
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Think Tank calls for major reforms of the UK economy
6th September 2018
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Gini Coefficient
Study Notes
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Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK in 2018
20th June 2018
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Globalisation and Inequality (Revision Essay Plan)
Practice Exam Questions
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Fiscal Policy and Inequality (Revision Essay Plan)
Practice Exam Questions
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Income and Wealth (Quizlet Activity)
Quizzes & Activities
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Should the Super-Rich Pay for a Universal Basic Income?
16th April 2018
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'Fat Cat Thursday' - 04 January 2018
4th January 2018
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Are we asking the wrong questions about inequality?
30th December 2017
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Median Income and Relative Poverty
Study Notes
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Inequality and Social Gradients - Deprivation and cause of Death
2nd November 2017
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How Tax and Spending Policies Can Reduce Poverty and Inequality
20th September 2017
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Should the rich be taxed more?
2nd September 2017
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Interview with Richard Blundell
19th August 2017
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Inequality: are we measuring the right things?
24th March 2017