Income inequality has been a creeping problem in Canada and other advanced economies for many years now. Yet income polarization has not, up until now, been a big issue on the federal agenda.
It is time for the federal government to analyze and consider the longer term effects of income polarization, and to consider strategic policy reforms to head off a looming problem.
Income inequality is at a record high in the OECD countries. In the US it has become a major issue in the presidential campaign, even amongst Republicans, and is now viewed as the most divisive social issue in the country.
There is little agreement on the causes of income inequality, though globalization and the technology revolution likely contribute. A key conclusion of the recent OECD report, Divided We Stand, is that inequality is not inevitable and that policy measures makes a real difference to the distribution of income.
Ottawa – The gap between rich and poor is at a record high, according to a new global economic study,…
Inequality of income is one of the hot button issues of our time. 2011 saw the rise of the Occupy…
BY: Miles Corak, University of Ottawa. Corak examines economic mobility in the US vs. Canada. Canada is still more economically…
Speakers: Alessandro Goglio, Andrew Sharpe, Chrystia Freeland, Ken Battle, Sherri Torjman
Speakers: Niall Ferguson
Kevin Milligan takes a look at fears and forecasts around the new tax surcharge on those earning over $500,000.
The hollowing out of the middle classes accelerates during a recession, writes Chrystia Freeland in the Globe and Mail.
Lawrence Martin comments on the NDP’s push in income inequality.
Can both goals be achieved at the same time? The OECD examines the evidence.
The Chairman of the US Council of Economic Advisers analyses the inequality problem facing the US in a speech at…
Fareed Zakaria on income inequality and the “The downward path of upward mobility.”
David Eaves points to a great article in Wired Magazine on how Wikipedia, Flickr, and Twitter aren’t just revolutions in…
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