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What We Should Ask About the Wealth Gap
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A professor of psychology and music at the University of Sydney entered the world of economics with her study of musicians, genre and mortality rates.
From: Dianna Theadora Kenny, Univesity of Sydney
Dr. Dianna Kenny explains that, “The rock scene is a volatile mix of glamour, instant wealth, risk-taking, rebellion and psychological distress accompanied by taken-for-granted assumptions that pop musicians will live dangerously, abuse substances and die early.”
From: Dianna Theadora Kenny
Our Bottom Line: Risk
Although not directly related to mortality rates, risk is as institutionally life threatening to economics and finance as it is in pop music. In the three disciplines, risk is a common denominator.
Elaine Schwartz
I am Elaine Schwartz, an economics writer, teacher, and the founder of econlife®. In so many places and ways, I have tried to make economics interesting and accessible so we could be personally, professionally, and politically knowledgeable.
