redistribution

November 27, 2014
Weekly roundup and income inequality
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 27, 2014
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A Bigger (Thanksgiving) Pie or Equal Slices?

Increasing income inequality by moving from communal farming to individual plots, Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford changed income redistribution.

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November 13, 2014
Everyday Economics: Because water is not a public good, neither Ireland nor Detroit need provide it without charging.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 13, 2014
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Should Water Be Free?

Although protestors in Detroit and Ireland say water is a human right, economists, citing a definition of a public good and a tornado alarm, would disagree.

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July 17, 2014
JS Mill's support of redistribution from taxation in the AFA
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 17, 2014
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John Stuart Mill on Affordable Health Care

A child prodigy, 19th century economist John Stuart Mill said in his Autobiography that, “I have no remembrance of the time when I began Greek; I […]

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February 16, 2014
Downton Abbey Economics
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 16, 2014
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What Can We Learn From Downton Abbey Economics?

Downton Abbey can tell us a lot about the British economy…but not everything. We know the aristocracy is struggling. Many of the 700 families who had […]

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January 3, 2014
Economic Geography British Coastline Mandelbrot
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 3, 2014
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Income Inequality Questions

Seeing economists Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty’s favorite graph of the year at Ezra Klein’s Wonkblog, I thought of Benoit Mandelbrot. The father of fractal geometry, Dr. […]

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