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Mapping Income Polarization in the United States

IMFBlog2019-03-14T11:50:22-04:00May 15, 2018|

May 15, 2018

Investment in education an important countervailing force in addressing income inequality (photo: Istock by Getty Images).

When it comes to income inequality among American households, outcomes have varied widely across the 50 U.S. states. The impact of international competition gets a lot of the blame, along with automation, in states that have fared the worst. […]

Asia’s Ascent into the Global Economy

IMFBlog2019-03-26T12:37:38-04:00February 15, 2017|

By iMFdirect

Barry Eichengreen says what happens in China doesn’t stay in China anymore.

Eichengreen is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and in this podcast he characterizes the emergence of Asia, and of China in particular, as “the most important economic event affecting the world in the last quarter century.” […]