The Guardian: Staggering US wealth inequality heaps long-term harm on to minority children Article published: 2 Sep, 2021 IB Economics syllabus: Macroeconomics (national income data, economic growth, recession) Wealth inequality is extremely high among American families with children. The median wealth of white American families is $63,838, while the same is literally $808 for Black [...]
BBC: Guernsey tax allowance to end for high earners Article published: Oct 4, 2016 – out of date: no longer suitable for your IB Economics commentary IB Economics syllabus: Macroeconomics (inequality in the distribution of income, redistribution) The government of Guenrsey decided to make their tax system more progressive. For example, to provide "[r]educed or no allowance [...]
Wired: Inside the Hellscape Where Our Computers Go to Die Article published: Apr 23, 2015 - out of date: no longer suitable for your IB Economics commentary IB Economics syllabus: Development Economics (poverty, inequality, market failure, pollution) “PEOPLE LOVE GADGETS — especially shiny new ones. Bigger screens. Faster processors. Slimmer profiles. But what happens to our mobile phones, [...]
The Guardian: Never mind growth, Davos delegates – how about a World Development Forum? Article published: Jan 30, 2015 - out of date: no longer suitable for your IB Economics commentary IB Economics syllabus: Development Economics (inequality, ending extreme poverty, economic growth vs. economic development) According to the author, Lawrence Haddad, a simple name change would mean [...]
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