In 2014, the French economist Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century became an international sensation, reshaping the inequality debate and launching its author into superstardom.

Learn about market failure in economics, where supply and demand imbalances lead to inefficient distribution, its types, and causes.

Wealth inequality is one of the primary causes of unhappiness in developed or industrialized nations (along with rising healthcare costs and an unhealthy work-life balance). On the other hand, lower ...

Prof. Benjamin Page, political science, Northwestern University, attributed political inequality in the United States to the legislative system and unequal representation at a lecture Monday. Page’s ...

Stick this in your blender: Martin Sorrell, the CEO of advertising and public relations giant WPP, was just at the Sundance Film Festival, where he saw a documentary called The Flaw. The title comes ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! University of Massachusetts economics professor Gerald Epstein argued that the U.S. needs to reform its financial system to better serve the needs of ...

Inequality is a problem that exists in various forms in sub-Saharan Africa. Inequality is created by, among other factors, where you are born and live. Alongside this, income, assets, and access to ...